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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 YearsCollege Freshman Finds Redemption at Piano CompetitionPlaying Again After 12 Years6 Year-Old Sings and Plays “Let it Go” from FrozenPianist from Georgia says starting piano at an older age has its advantagesStuttering Girl Finds Strength in MusicDealing with Pain: A Psychologist’s Piano JourneyJuilliard Pianist Always Gets Asked This One QuestionHarper, 5 Years Old, Sings and Plays Piano
Expert Advice
All adviceAlan Chow on why rubato isn’t the only way to be expressiveSondra Tammam on the Taubman approach and why you can’t fight natureBenjamin Steinhardt on why your fourth finger isn’t really weakAbdiel Vázquez on why the piano is a jealous instrument, and why Baroque music lets you misbehaveMichael Lewin on why the audition panel wants to like youEnrico Elisi on why your fingers shouldn’t outrun your footSvetlana Belsky on Bach’s Little Preludes, and why you should stop looking for the melodyLeann Osterkamp on why practicing hands separately turns one piece into threeRachel Naomi Kudo on why your scales should singJocelyn Lai on finding time to practice, and why even professionals sound dreadful at firstAntonio Pompa-Baldi on why no one should hear the hammersJiayan Sun on score reading, and why a quarter note isn’t as long as you thinkIgor 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 brainRobert McDonald on playing on the front side of the beatSean Chen on why your ears, not your feet, play the pedalAlvin Zhu on why you should learn a new piece before you play a noteKonstantin Soukhovetski on narrative musicianship, and why rests are your gift to musicNicolas Namoradze on why pianists turn their ears offYoheved Kaplinsky on why excitement isn’t about volumeLo-An Lin on teaching piano online, and why some beginners should waitEric Lu on playing the pieces everyone playsAndrew Tyson on the old-school pianists, and why the score is only a starting pointSoyeon Kate Lee on playing an unfamiliar piece like it’s Beethoven