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13-year-old blind pianist stuns Lang Lang with a brilliant performance of Chopin’s Nocturne in B flat minor.

Blind 13-year-old pianist’s stunning Chopin nocturne performance leaves Lang Lang speechless

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New TV piano talent show judged by Lang Lang to be hosted by Claudia Winkleman

What is The Piano, the TV talent show judged by Lang Lang at train stations, and when is it on?

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Four musicians on a street piano

Four virtuoso pianists astonish passersby with epic boogie-woogie improvisation

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Kateryna is now studying at Clifton College during the week, and the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior programme on Saturdays.

12-year-old Ukrainian refugee lands a place studying piano at the Junior Royal Academy of Music

Ludovico Einaudi surprises young fan at airport piano

Ludovico Einaudi surprises young fan in spontaneous airport piano duet

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9-year-old girl plays 'Titanic' theme in South Africa shopping mall

9-year-old pianist scores duet deal after viral shopping centre video

What classical music is in Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’?

What classical music is in Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’, and does Michelle Williams really play the piano?

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Xiaole the piano playing robot

Watch the piano-playing robot developed by leading AI lab that can also read human emotions

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RIOPY

Meet RIOPY: the unbreakable French pianist who escaped a childhood cult

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Isata Kanneh-Mason and Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau play piano duet at St Pancras station

Isata Kanneh-Mason and Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau play charming duet at St Pancras station piano

Page turn fail

Pianist’s page-turn nightmare as Chopin score goes flying across stage

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Cate Blanchett stars as the tyrannical maestro, Lydia Tár, in the new 2022 psychological drama film

Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her lead role in ‘Tár’ as fictional conductor

11-year-old Jude Kofie was gifted a grand piano by a piano tuner who spotted his talent on local television.

11-year-old pianist stunned by stranger’s ‘miracle’ gift of grand piano and lessons

Matthew Wright and Tim Vincent-Smith at the Old Royal Pianodrome

Rubbish dump pianos are being upcycled as intimate amphitheatres, by this musical team

Judi Dench 'plays' piano at pub in Scotland

Dame Judi Dench pianist? Legendary actor surprises pub crowd with impromptu ABBA duet

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Pianist plays ‘Under the Sea’ deep in the ocean

Pianist fights water pressure to play ‘Under the Sea’ beneath the waves

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Learning to play piano may help people cope with depression and anxiety

Learning to play piano may help people cope with depression and anxiety

Pianist plays on piano properly for the first time in 20 years, with the help from bionic gloves

‘Bionic’ gloves allow injured concert pianist to play again after decades of lost dexterity