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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 stories6 Year-Old Sings and Plays “Let it Go” from FrozenHarper, 5 Years Old, Sings and Plays PianoPianist from Georgia says starting piano at an older age has its advantagesDealing with Pain: A Psychologist’s Piano JourneyPlaying Again After 12 YearsCollege Freshman Finds Redemption at Piano CompetitionWorking Chinese Girl Picks Up Piano After Seven YearsStuttering Girl Finds Strength in MusicJuilliard Pianist Always Gets Asked This One Question
Expert Advice
All adviceSondra Tammam on the Taubman approach and why you can’t fight natureAndrew Tyson on the old-school pianists, and why the score is only a starting pointSvetlana Belsky on Bach’s Little Preludes, and why you should stop looking for the melodyMichael Lewin on why the audition panel wants to like youMichael Lewin on why Liszt invented impressionismJiayan Sun on score reading, and why a quarter note isn’t as long as you thinkBenjamin Steinhardt on why your fourth finger isn’t really weakEric Lu on playing the pieces everyone playsIgor Lipinski on creative recitals, and why you never play the same chord the same wayMagdalena Stern-Baczewska on why Bach’s inventions are floss for your brainAlan Chow on why rubato isn’t the only way to be expressiveSean Chen on why your ears, not your feet, play the pedalAntonio Pompa-Baldi on why no one should hear the hammersEnrico Elisi on why your fingers shouldn’t outrun your footAlvin Zhu on why you should learn a new piece before you play a noteRachel Naomi Kudo on why your scales should singRobert McDonald on playing on the front side of the beatYoheved Kaplinsky on why excitement isn’t about volumeYong Hi Moon: melodies are multiplication, not additionLo-An Lin on teaching piano online, and why some beginners should waitKonstantin Soukhovetski on narrative musicianship, and why rests are your gift to musicSoyeon Kate Lee on playing an unfamiliar piece like it’s BeethovenNicolas Namoradze on why pianists turn their ears offJiayan Sun on why Beethoven shouldn’t sound like a metronome