Piano masterclasses by legendary pianists past and present


30 July 2025
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A look at some of the most inspiring piano masterclasses given by keyboard legends past and present

Murray Perahia

Focusing on Chopin at the Jerusalem Music Centre

 

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Yuja Wang

Addressing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music

 

 

 

Lang Lang

At the Royal College of Music, London

 

 

 

Stephen Kovacevich

From the Saline Royale Academy

 

 

 

Sir András Schiff

Offering his words of wisdom to a young Martin James Bartlett

 

 

 

Alfred Brendel

An inspiring masterclass from the 80s on Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata

 

 

 

And here’s Brendel again, at the Royal College of Music, focusing on the Liszt Sonata

 

 

 

Daniel Barenboim

The shoe's on the other foot now... Barenboim teaches Lang Lang!

 

 

 

Herbie Hancock

And finally, some cool jazz advice from Herbie Hancock

 

Main image of Lang Lang masterclass: © Chris Cristodoulou