Honens Piano Podcast
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!
Episodes
92 episodes
Competition Edition: Roman Rabinovich performs Chopin
Roman Rabinovich performs Chopin's Ballade No. 4 Op. 52.
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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 g...
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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 i...
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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 ow...
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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 polyphon...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: KaJeng Wong performs J.S. Bach arr. Dame Myra Hess
This week, we are pleased to feature KaJeng Wong. KaJeng, born in Hong Kong, has studied in the US, UK, and Sweden. He is the Artistic Director of Music Lab (a non-profit organization in Hong Kong that believes in the value of performance and i...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Danilo Mascetti performs J.S. Bach
In this episode, enjoy J.S. Bach's theatrical Toccata in D Major BWV 912 performed by Italian pianist and Honens Quarterfinalist Danilo Mascetti. Since 2014, Danilo has been the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Arte ...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Lorenzo Soulès performs Albéniz
Today we meet 2022 Honens Quarterfinalist Lorenzo Soulès. Lorenzo, born in Lyon, France, completed his studies in Cologne.Lorenzo has chosen a selection from Isaac Albéniz's Iberia to share with us. Iberia is one of the...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Alexander Yau performs Mozart
Today, we are pleased to feature a pianist all the way from Australia! Honens Quarterfinalist Alexander Yau is a multi-talented musician. He's a skilled clarinetist, a classical tenor, and additionally, he composes and arranges his own pieces.&...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Timofey Dolya performs Scriabin
This week, 2022 Honens Quarterfinalist Timofey Dolya invites us into his living room in Austria for a performance of Scriabin's Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor. This piece takes us from a quiet night on the seashore to the turbulence of ...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Dmitry Yudin performs Mendelssohn and Lyapunov
This week, we are pleased to share two miniatures from Russian pianist and 2022 Honens Quarterfinalist Dmitry Yudin. The first piece is a familiar work by Mendelssohn, transcribed by Rachmaninov, and the second is a work by the less well-known ...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Federico Gad Crema performs Chopin
In this episode, enjoy a performance of Chopin's Scherzo No. 3 Op. 39. Italian pianist and 2022 Honens Quarterfinalist Federico Gad Crema began playing piano at nine years old. The first piece he learned was by Chopin, a composer whose...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Minkyu Kim performs Kim
Today we feature 2022 Quarterfinalist Minkyu Kim. Born in South Korea and a graduate of Seoul National University, Minkyu continues his studies in Scotland, where he’s enjoyed many performances with Scottish ensembles. Enjoy!
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Dmytro Choni performs Debussy
If you follow piano competitions around the world, you may have already heard about this week's featured Quarterfinalist. Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni has won prizes at numerous competitions throughout his career. Most recently, he was named ...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: George Fu performs works centred on J.S. Bach
Welcome back to Honens @ Home.Today we are pleased to feature 2022 Quarterfinalist George Fu. George, a Chinese-American pianist and composer, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Harvard University before beginning music stu...
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Open Lid: A Conversation with the Bergmann Duo
In this episode of Open Lid, Catherine McClelland, Honens Director, Artistic Planning catches up with Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann, also known as the Bergmann Duo. Hear about how they met and started playing together, the impact competitions h...
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Ho Ho Honens @ Home: Holiday Edition 2021
What a year it has been.It's hard to believe that it's already the end of 2021. But as we look back, we’re grateful to have continued to share the joy of music with you.This is the last edition of Honens @ Home for the year. We wi...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Elizaveta Kliuchereva performs Tchaikovsky
Many of the 2022 Quarterfinalists have participated in previous competitions, but today's featured pianist, Elizaveta Kliuchereva, has a different and unique perspective. In 2017, Elizaveta served on the Junior Jury of the Arthur Rubinstein Int...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Yangrui Cai performs Stravinsky
This week, we are pleased to share a 2022 Quarterfinalist with an interesting Calgary connection. Chinese pianist Yangrui Cai participated in Morningside Music Bridge, the prestigious international training academy for young musicians that was ...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Jean-Luc Therrien performs Debussy
This week, we're pleased to share Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest ("What the west wind saw") from Préludes Book 1 by Debussy, performed by Canadian pianist Jean-Luc Therrien.As you'll hear from Jon Kimura Parker, one of Jean-Luc's re...
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Meet the Quarterfinalists: Robert Fleitz performs Auznieks
American pianist and composer Robert Fleitz is today's featured Quarterfinalist. Robert was a Quarterfinalist in 2018 and looks back on it as a wonderful experience. We're glad he chose to reapply for 2022!In this excerpt, enjoy Robert p...
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