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This Week in Piano: October 17 to 23, 2026
First prizes in Tbilisi and Vercelli, bigger prizes in Sydney, and a farewell to Şahan Arzruni.
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- NewsŞahan Arzruni, pianist and champion of Armenian music, dies at 83
- Competition NewsSydney International Piano Competition doubles first prize to $100,000 for 2027
- Competition NewsCurtis Phill Hsu wins the 2026 Viotti International Piano Competition
- Competition NewsTaige Wang wins the 2026 Tbilisi International Piano Competition
- NewsThis Week in Piano: October 10 to 16, 2026
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Stories of Pianists
All storiesWorking Chinese Girl Picks Up Piano After Seven Years6 Year-Old Sings and Plays “Let it Go” from FrozenJuilliard Pianist Always Gets Asked This One QuestionStuttering Girl Finds Strength in MusicCollege Freshman Finds Redemption at Piano CompetitionPianist from Georgia says starting piano at an older age has its advantagesPlaying Again After 12 YearsHarper, 5 Years Old, Sings and Plays PianoDealing with Pain: A Psychologist’s Piano Journey
Expert Advice
All adviceEnrico Elisi on why your fingers shouldn’t outrun your footNicolas Namoradze on why pianists turn their ears offAndrew Tyson on the old-school pianists, and why the score is only a starting pointIgor Lipinski on creative recitals, and why you never play the same chord the same wayAntonio Pompa-Baldi on why no one should hear the hammersMagdalena Stern-Baczewska on why Bach’s inventions are floss for your brainRachel Naomi Kudo on why your scales should singAlvin Zhu on why you should learn a new piece before you play a noteAbdiel Vázquez on why the piano is a jealous instrument, and why Baroque music lets you misbehaveAlan Chow on why rubato isn’t the only way to be expressiveYong Hi Moon: melodies are multiplication, not additionLo-An Lin on teaching piano online, and why some beginners should waitBenjamin Steinhardt on why your fourth finger isn’t really weakSoyeon Kate Lee on playing an unfamiliar piece like it’s BeethovenJiayan Sun on score reading, and why a quarter note isn’t as long as you thinkYoheved Kaplinsky on why excitement isn’t about volumeSvetlana Belsky on Bach’s Little Preludes, and why you should stop looking for the melodyEric Lu on playing the pieces everyone playsSondra Tammam on the Taubman approach and why you can’t fight natureKonstantin Soukhovetski on narrative musicianship, and why rests are your gift to musicMichael Lewin on why the audition panel wants to like youSean Chen on why your ears, not your feet, play the pedalRobert McDonald on playing on the front side of the beatJocelyn Lai on finding time to practice, and why even professionals sound dreadful at first