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The Royal College of Music has renamed its Masters in Piano Accompaniment

Royal College of Music is first to rename piano ‘accompaniment’ course

Amy Beach

We need to tell you about Amy Beach, the first American woman to publish a symphony

Women pianists

14 of the very best women pianists

Piano lessons can make your child smarter, say researchers

Piano lessons make children smarter, claims new study

alma deutscher improvisation

Child prodigy improvises a whole piece from just FOUR notes

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Yamaha Artificial Intelligence

This invention translates dance moves into incredible MUSIC

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Pianist Darrius Simmons

Pianist born with just four fingers ends up performing at Carnegie Hall

Jurassic Park as a lush romantic piano work

Jurassic Park, but it’s a lush romantic piano odyssey

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Yuja Wang Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

This is one of the hardest pieces in the world – but this virtuoso makes it look *effortless*

Yuja Wang

Daniil trifonov Campanella

Is this the hardest piano piece ever written?

Costa Concordia Antimo Magnotta

'The floating funfair had turned into a death trap' - Antimo Magnotta, the pianist of the Costa Concordia

When pianists try to conduct

Here's what happens when pianists turn their hand to conducting

Ariana smooth criminal flute piano

This musician can play ‘Smooth Criminal’ on flute and piano at the SAME TIME

elton john improvises peer Gynt

Sir Elton John improvises an ENTIRELY new piece from some random text

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15 year old piano prodigy

15 year-old absolutely nails ‘unplayable’ piano piece

nobuyuki tsuji grieg piano concerto liverpool

How do you play a piano concerto when you’re blind?

Chinese New Year Ji Liu

Welcome in the Chinese New Year with a performance of this iconic piece of music

Ji Liu

Singing husky dog

This husky thinks he’s a musical genius