Honens Piano Podcast

Honens International Piano Competition
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The Honens Piano Podcast aims to spark and enhance your appreciation and understanding of all things piano through outstanding performances by Honens Laureates (winners) combined with educational and thought provoking conversation about the music. Whether you are a classical music novice or connoisseur—this podcast is for you!

  1. 08/04/2022

    Competition Edition: Orli Shaham performs Mozart

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    9 min

  2. 07/21/2022

    Competition Edition: Viano String Quartet performs Schulhoff

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    11 min

  3. 07/07/2022

    Competition Edition: Katherine Chi performs Rachmaninov

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    8 min

  4. 06/09/2022

    Competition Edition: Roman Rabinovich performs Chopin

    Roman Rabinovich performs Chopin's Ballade No. 4 Op. 52.

    13 min

  5. 06/02/2022

    Competition Edition: Gilles Vonsattel performs Farrenc

    Today we'll hear from 2009 Honens Laureate Gilles Vonsattel. In this episode, Gilles performs Louise Farrenc’s Air russe Varié Op. 17.  Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn could be counted among Farrenc's admirers and for good reason; Farrenc wrote in an imaginative and knowledgeable international style, prizing transparency and clear forms. Enjoy!

    13 min

  6. 04/21/2022

    Meet the Quarterfinalists: Dominic Muzzi performs Bacewicz

    Today is the final episode of the Honens @ Home: Meet the Quarterfinalists series. In this episode, we meet Dominic Muzzi. Dominic is no stranger to winning competitions—he started winning when he was only a teenager. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Indiana University, where his teacher, 2003 Honens Laureate Roberto Plano, might have put the Honens bug in his ear. In this video, Dominic shares the third movement, Vivo, from Grażyna Bacewicz's Piano Sonata No. 2.  Let's listen. - Watch the video edition of this excerpt here.

    6 min

  7. 04/14/2022

    Meet the Quarterfinalists: Philipp Scheucher performs Strauss

    You might recognize today's featured Quarterfinalist from the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition—Austrian pianist and 2018 Semifinalist Philipp Scheucher has returned for the 2022 Competition. Today, Philipp shares with us his own arrangement of Radetzky March by Johann Strauss. Philipp says: "We are exposed to so much negative news, the joy of music and music making can be healing." We couldn't agree more.  Enjoy.  - Watch the video edition of this excerpt here.

    5 min

  8. 04/07/2022

    Meet the Quarterfinalists: Zhora Sargsyan performs Rachmaninov

    Today, we hear from Honens Quarterfinalist Zhora Sargsyan with a performance of Rachmaninov's Étude-tableau Op. 39 No. 5. Zhora poetically describes this piece as very dramatic and a little bit Wagnerian: symphonic and polyphonic. He suggests listening for the single melodic line pitted against the mass of chords. The melody has to overcome the heaviness and insist on its existence. In the end, Zhora says the drama resolves and through the storm the spot of light can be seen, symbolizing hope for survival. Let's listen. - Watch the video edition of this excerpt here.

    8 min
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The Honens Piano Podcast aims to spark and enhance your appreciation and understanding of all things piano through outstanding performances by Honens Laureates (winners) combined with educational and thought provoking conversation about the music. Whether you are a classical music novice or connoisseur—this podcast is for you!

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  • Creator
    Honens International Piano Competition
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022 Honens Piano Podcast
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