The Pianist Podcast

In this podcast, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about her new album, Fantasies, which combines works by Debussy, Chopin and Scriabin with African American composers Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and William Grant Still. Jeneba talks about the desire to create an improvisatory style within Chopin’s Nocturnes, what it’s like growing up in a family of musically talented siblings, and why Yuja Wang is her biggest idol.

In this podcast, the Italian pianist Margherita Torretta talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about the keyboard works of the Late-English Baroque composer, Elisabetta De Gambarini. Having recently recorded De Gambarini’s complete keyboard works for Piano Classics, Margherita shares her thoughts on how to play them on a modern-day concert-grand Steinway, and with the necessary improvisations.She also offers up valuable learning tips on De Gambarini’s energetic Tambourin score which appears inside

In this Pianist Podcast, the American pianist Sarah Cahill talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about her upcoming recital at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday 8 March, as part of International Women’s Day.Entitled The Future is Female, the six-hour ‘marathon’ performance explores music for solo piano by women composers from the Baroque to the present day. There are sure to be some very unfamiliar names within her programme, which will surely inspire piano lovers in search of hidden

In the first episode of The Pianist Podcast, British pianist Charles Owen shares his unique perspective on Schumann with Pianist editor Erica Worth, revealing a fun-loving, big-hearted side to the composer that often gets overshadowed by his tortured persona. Charles discusses the personal lessons he’s learned from recording Schumann's music and offers advice for pianists looking to explore beyond the usual pieces like Kinderszenen.Charles also opens up about his dual passion for performing and