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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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All storiesPlaying Again After 12 YearsStuttering Girl Finds Strength in MusicDealing with Pain: A Psychologist’s Piano JourneyCollege Freshman Finds Redemption at Piano CompetitionWorking Chinese Girl Picks Up Piano After Seven YearsJuilliard Pianist Always Gets Asked This One QuestionPianist from Georgia says starting piano at an older age has its advantagesHarper, 5 Years Old, Sings and Plays Piano6 Year-Old Sings and Plays “Let it Go” from Frozen
Expert Advice
All adviceAlan Chow on why rubato isn’t the only way to be expressiveBenjamin Steinhardt on why your fourth finger isn’t really weakLo-An Lin on teaching piano online, and why some beginners should waitLeann Osterkamp on why practicing hands separately turns one piece into threeSean Chen on why your ears, not your feet, play the pedalAntonio 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 singKonstantin Soukhovetski on narrative musicianship, and why rests are your gift to musicYoheved Kaplinsky on why excitement isn’t about volumeAndrew Tyson on the old-school pianists, and why the score is only a starting pointAbdiel Vázquez on why the piano is a jealous instrument, and why Baroque music lets you misbehaveSoyeon Kate Lee on playing an unfamiliar piece like it’s BeethovenSondra Tammam on the Taubman approach and why you can’t fight natureMichael Lewin on why the audition panel wants to like youSvetlana Belsky on Bach’s Little Preludes, and why you should stop looking for the melodyJocelyn Lai on finding time to practice, and why even professionals sound dreadful at firstNicolas Namoradze on why pianists turn their ears offAlvin Zhu on why you should learn a new piece before you play a noteJiayan Sun on score reading, and why a quarter note isn’t as long as you thinkEnrico Elisi on why your fingers shouldn’t outrun your footRobert McDonald on playing on the front side of the beatEric Lu on playing the pieces everyone playsIgor Lipinski on creative recitals, and why you never play the same chord the same way