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olivier messiaen

This composer wrote his most famous work while in a prisoner-of-war camp

MIDI piano electric paint

Here’s how to create a piano on any surface with electric paint (no, seriously)

Anke Chen - Ellen DeG Bach concerto piano

6-year-old piano prodigy casually plays a Bach Concerto like it’s no big deal

Virtuosic pianist in four minutes

Become a virtuosic pianist in just FOUR minutes

Composer piano hands

This infographic of composers’ hands is painfully (and hilariously) accurate

Alistair McGowan advice Charlotte Green

Impressionist Alistair McGowan: why it’s never too late to learn a musical instrument

Jeremy Denk. Picture: Michael Wilson

What are themes and variations? We asked one of the world's top pianists to explain

Spectre poster

A pianist turned this Bond song into a one-handed Romantic piano masterpiece

Ji Liu

Edward Hardy pianist

Relationship goals: 94-year-old pianist with dementia plays his wife’s favourite piece on their 75th anniversary

greatest best man speech

Everyone is saying this pianist gave the greatest best man speech of all time

Videos

Marion Roberts recording

The mysterious life and death of a brilliant young pianist

berio sequenza scores

These are the definitively the hardest pieces of music to play

Luke Howard Bristol pianist

Heartbroken pianist plays non-stop in public, hoping to win back the love of his life

5-year-old Anke Chen plays piano

At 5 years old, this girl is a total piano prodigy

otters playing piano

These OTTERS can play piano in their zoo and it’s madness

Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould created a perfect mash-up of The Star-Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen – and here it is

Sir Bruce Forsyth

Sir Bruce Forsyth's charming 'There Will Never Be Another You' is the perfect way to remember his incredible talent

Game of Thrones Schubert

This improvisation turns Game of Thrones into a gorgeous Romantic fantasy