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March April 2021.Pdf No. 72 • March/April 2021 www.international-piano.com INSIDE 14 PAGES OF EXPERT ADVICE FOR EVERY PIANO ENTHUSIAST SHEETFREE MUSIC IVAN I L I C Off the beaten track with Reicha in rural France SUMMER NOTES ITALIAN Festival highlights STYLE in 2021 Pianism in the land of opera £5.99 PLUS Russian pianist Yulia Chaplina on Tchaikovsky’s Lullaby Should we care if Chopin was gay? NEVER FELT SO GRAND THE NEW CLAVINOVA CLP SERIES With stunning new Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer concert grand binaural samples and ultra-responsive GrandTouch™ keyboards, the new Clavinova CLP-700 Series delivers the innovative playing features of a digital piano with the sound and touch of a grand. Colours / Finishes Polished Black Dark Dark White Polished White Ebony Rosewood Walnut Ash White CLP-785 available in Polished Ebony, Black and Polished White only. CLP-765GP and CLP-795GP available in Polished Ebony and Polished White only. ® yamaha.com/clavinova CONTENTS 5 EDITORIAL Sonatas in the sun 6 LETTERS 24 Your thoughts and comments 14 7 NEWS & NOTES COLLECTION POTTER TULLY Remembering Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong ••• Leeds Competition announces Virtual First Round shortlist ••• Kawai unveils new Digital Grand series 10 ONE TO WATCH Luxembourgian pianist and teacher Sabine Weyer 12 IN BLACK AND WHITE Should we care if Chopin was gay? 24 RUSSIAN COCKTAIL Nicholas Walker introduces his complete 39 recorded survey of Balakirev’s piano works 26 MORE TO EXPLORE Howard Shelley leads the London Mozart Players’ Piano Explored concerto series 33 SOUND TRUTHS Part VI – e methodological magic of micro-practising 36 NOURISHING STUDIES How to develop all-round musicianship rather than focusing on technical achievement SHEET MUSIC 74 39-43 REPERTOIRE FOCUS Tchaikovsky’s Lullaby Op 16/1 39 Masterclass with Yulia Chaplina 41 Know the score 45 NEW MUSIC I Mosaic from Editions Musica Ferrum 53 NEW MUSIC II Two pieces by Patrick Brandon JULIE KIM FLORENT LARRONDE FLORENT 58 COMMUNICATING WITH CONVICTION Jean Muller on the latest instalment of his SPECIAL FEATURES Mozart sonatas cycle 14 KEYBOARD MAVERICK 22 MAESTRO OF MECHANICS 60 DREAMING OF BRAHMS Serbian-American virtuoso Ivan Ili´c Colin Clarke visits the workshop of Pianist Nada completes her comprehensive shares his fascination with the music legendary Italian piano technician survey of Brahms’ piano music of Reicha Angelo Fabbrini 62-72 NEW RELEASES CDs, DVDs, books and sheet music 19 SINGING THEIR PRAISES 28 FESTIVAL FOCUS 74 MUSIC OF MY LIFE Italy is celebrated as the birthplace Live and online events for pianists Clare Hammond reveals the recordings that of opera, but what is the essence of around the globe in 2021 have helped her in times of diculty Italian pianism? www.international-piano.com International Piano March/April 2021 3 New for March The next eagerly awaited instalment in Bavouzet’s acclaimed Haydn cycle features six sonatas from Haydn’s early, middle, and late periods. ‘Bavouzet more than holds his own and, ,me and again, seems to offer a fresh ear to these sonatas, as if this is as much his ggreat adventure as ours’ - Gramophone ‘This con,nuing series is turning into a real classic’ -The Observer CHAN 20131 EDITOR’S NOTE Sonatas in the sun estival promoters had a particularly hard time during the rst technicians: Angelo Fabbrini, whose modi ed Steinway pianos are wave of the pandemic. Box o ces were already open when the favoured by gures such as Pollini, Brendel, Barenboim, Zimerman and lockdowns began, prompting a slew of cancellations across Schi . What makes his instruments unique? Find out on page 22. the world. So it’s heartening to see a large number of festivals Talking of the qualities that make a good piano, our cover artist Fbouncing back con dently with exciting plans for 2021, ranging from Ivan Ili´c has recently fallen in love with the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX – the full-scale live events to online programmes. Japanese maker’s agship instrument, built using what the company It’s interesting to note the di erent approaches being taken by website describes as an ‘Experimental creation process’. Ili´c explains promoters, depending on their location. European festivals are being the why this is his ideal piano, and how it is helping to take his artistry to most bullish with their plans to present live concerts, while UK promoters new heights. We also get a glimpse inside his studio in Southern France, are typically o ering a mix of live and streamed programming – hedging a ording us some much-needed cheer while we wait for the summer their bets in case the lockdown continues (or returns) in the summer. season to roll round… Several of the key North American piano festivals are yet to Owen Mortimer, Editor announce any plans for 2021, but those which have are shifting much or all of their activity online. Our Festival Focus International Piano off ers a rich mix of inspiration and guidance to on page 28 o ers a round-up of highlights con rmed so far. pianists and piano fans around the world, from dedicated amateurs I for one can’t wait to get back on the road and and students to professional pianists, teachers and afi cionados. experience the thrill of live music-making. 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