28 CONTENTS 18 24 ION COLLECT POT TER TULLY THE 5 EDITORIAL Young pianists, young composers 6 Q&A Some questions for Angela Hewitt 7 NEWS & NOTES / LETTERS The French pianist Alexandre Kantorow wins the 2024 Gilmore Artist Award; BIS is bought by Apple Music Classical; Anatol Ugorski has died at the age of 80; new winners of the Busoni and Clara Haskil competitions; readers’ letters on among other things Ingrid Haebler and Lauren Zhang 10 ONE TO WATCH Jonathon Brown draws our attention to Arielle Beck, a young pianist on an upward trajectory who belies her tender years 12 IN BLACK & WHITE Jed Distler reflects on the challenges and the enjoyment of playing orchestral repertoire in arrangements for piano duet 14 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES In the second instalment of his new column, Mark Ainley explores the recorded legacy of one of the 20th century’s unarguably great pianists, Dinu Lipatti 16 ILL-TEMPERED CLAVIER Charivari flies the flag for a composer renowned for music of charm and elegance, Moritz Moszkowski 32 PERSONAL TOUCH Ingmar Lazar introduces his new album on Hänssler Classic of piano music by César Franck, including the first recording of a piano sonata written when the composer was 13 ION COLLECT POT TER TULLY THE 34 38 RETURNING TO THE PIANO XI – Stamina (Part 1) 42 MASTERCLASS Christopher Elton talks us through Schumann’s ever-popular Arabeske in C major, Op 18, with suggestions of how to get the best from this gently lyrical gem 45 US EDUCATION GUIDE A look at the courses available at colleges and conservatories across the United States 48 INSTRUMENT REVIEW John Evans puts Yamaha’s new TransAcoustic range through its paces. 50 ARCHIVE FOCUS Shura Cherkassky’s early recordings (1923- 1950) have been released on a new set from APR. Jonathan Dobson listens with interest 52 NEW RELEASES Critics’ Choice and our reviews of new recordings – from Angela Hewitt, Francesco Piemontesi, Daniel-Ben Pienaar, Cordelia Williams, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and others 59 SHEET MUSIC REVIEWS Murray McLachlan reports on two new sheet music publications, including Edition Peters’ latest Chopin issue of the Op 10 Études 60 LIVE REVIEWS Leif Ove Andsnes’s latest Rosendal Chamber Festival in Norway ; pianists at this year’s Verbier Festival; the concerto final of the Scottish International Piano Competition 66 MUSIC OF MY LIFE Stewart Goodyear chooses five recordings that mean something special to him ION COLLECT POT TER TULLY THE LUKAS GENIUŠAS IX IPO GR IN SYLVA SPECIAL FE ATURES 18 LUKAS GENIUŠAS The music of Rachmaninov has long been central to Lukas Geniušas’s repertoire. Having recorded the unpublished first version of the composer’s still-underrated First Piano Sonata, he talks to Jeremy Nicholas about discovering this manuscript and how it differs from the familiar version 24 GLENN GOULD This month’s ‘Polarising Pianist’ is a maverick known primarily for his ground-breaking Bach, but whose influence ranges far and wide 28 DEBUSSY’S PIANISTS Charles Timbrell offers a survey of pianists who played Debussy’s music to the composer himself, in some cases under his guidance. What can we learn from these early pioneers? 34 SIBELIUS’S THE TREES This month’s ‘Repertoire Guide’ investigates one of Sibelius’s finest collections of piano pieces, commonly known as The Tre e s, published as Op 75. Guy Rickards explores the recorded history of this set and recommends some listening www.international-piano.com International Piano October 2023 3