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yundi awkward applause

Maybe THIS is why you’re not supposed to clap between movements

broken piano

16 haunting pictures of broken, abandoned pianos

chopin minute waltz timer

This guy actually played Chopin’s Minute Waltz in under a minute

Chopin

lang lang leonard cohen hallelujah

Lang Lang has turned Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ into a mesmerising piano rhapsody

Lang Lang

Ravel Left Hand Piano Concerto Jean-Efflam Bavouze

'When I play Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto my goal is to make it sound like I have THREE hands'

Ravel

worst things to happen to a classical musician

The 13 worst things to happen to a classical musician

Kirill Gerstein

Top pianist’s advice: ‘Let music be the reminder that we do this because it’s so beautiful and amazing’

world's smallest grand piano

The world’s smallest grand piano actually sounds really sweet

Left-handed piano Christopher Seed

Someone has invented a left-handed piano (just think about that for a moment)

boris giltburg station piano

This is what a world-class pianist does when their train is late

Prokofiev

Gabriela Montero habanera improvisation

This pianist just played the most amazing improvisation on the habanera from Carmen

Gabriela Montero

piano teacher family tree

This piano teacher family tree shows the complete lineage of legendary pianists

kid playing cheltenham street piano

Watch this kid perform an epic medley on a street piano

walking piano animations

This piano uses animated figures to show musical movement, and it’s very beautiful indeed

destiny's child piano cover

Here’s a minimalist piano version of Destiny’s Child’s ‘Say My Name’

piano player in tip

Watch a refuse worker play the beautiful last notes on this abandoned piano

Videos

alexey romanov pianist

Inspirational: this Russian teenager born without fingers has become a successful pianist

vandalised steinway piano

Vandals forcibly turned over this Steinway piano in a Kansas chapel