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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

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

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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

10 pieces played by Fabricio Vinheteiro

10 pieces you’ll definitely know but whose names you don’t

Videos

Linkin Park piano cover

This beautiful piano cover of ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park is the perfect way to remember Chester Bennington

Brooklyn Duo Despacito

‘Despacito’ on cello, piano, mandolin and cajon is awesome

Star Wars piano

Watch this pianist's utterly heroic version of the Star Wars theme

John Williams

Saber Xie pianist

Pregnant pianist to be deported because of changes to NZ visa rules