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Great Brazilian classical pianist Nelson Freire has died, aged 77

Celebrated Brazilian classical pianist Nelson Freire has died, aged 77

Nelson Freire

93-year-old man with Alzheimer’s is enraptured by granddaughter’s piano playing, despite not remembering her

Emotional moment woman plays piano for 93-year-old grandfather who doesn’t remember her name

Celebrated Chinese concert pianist Li Yundi held on suspicion of prostitution

Celebrated Chinese pianist Li Yundi detained on suspicion of soliciting prostitution

Pianist dad plays La Campanella to soothe crying baby, and it works splendidly

Crying baby is hypnotised by the sound of pianist dad playing Liszt’s ‘La Campanella’

Russian pianist wows with Liszt

Age-defying mystery pianist stuns crowd with virtuosic Liszt on street piano

Stuart & Sons piano is first-ever to have 108 keys

This incredible piano has 108 keys and a nine-octave range – and it sounds immense

Alexandra Dariescu is a ground-breaking Romanian pianist playing at Classic FM Live 2021

Who is Alexandra Dariescu? The groundbreaking Romanian pianist’s biography, performances and recordings

Antonio Cadenas plays piano

101-year-old man with Alzheimer’s shows us all the eternal power of music

Best versions of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

7 greatest-ever versions of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

Beethoven

Pianist plays the ‘Psycho’ theme on a piano with actual knives

Pianist plays the ‘Psycho’ theme on a piano with actual knives – and it’s utterly terrifying

A pianist's neighbouring note

Neighbour finally loses patience with pianist next door after ‘six long years’ with excruciating note

Brigitte Xie, 4, plays piano at piano teacher Felicia Feng Zhang's home in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. July 31, 2021.

Four-year-old piano prodigy denied Carnegie Hall debut because she can’t get a Covid vaccine

Flight of the Bumblebee, Julian Clef

Concert pianist plays ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ on a child’s toy piano. And it’s really, really good.

Rimsky-Korsakov

This piano for sale is apparently not haunted, but seems kinda sus.

This piano for sale is apparently not haunted, but seems kinda sus.

What makes Michael Nyman’s music for The Piano so great?

What makes Michael Nyman’s music for The Piano so great? We unpack its simple brilliance.

A Star Wars piano medley meets 360-degree virtual reality, and the force is strong

A Star Wars piano medley meets 360-degree virtual reality, and the force is strong

12-year-old virtuoso stuns St Pancras passersby with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ piano arrangement

12-year-old pianist stuns passersby at railway station with virtuosic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Pianist plays virtuosic Harry Potter medley, and it’s utterly magical

Pianist plays virtuosic Harry Potter medley, and it’s utterly magical