International Piano magazine, the British bi-monthly journal for the piano world, announces the winners of its annual International Piano Awards for 2009, published in the November/December 2009 issue. The Fourth Awards celebrates the best piano recordings, sheet music, books and DVDs from the past twelve months. We invited our team of reviewers to submit their nominations on items in any category, released between October 2008 and November 2009. In addition to the recording, book and DVD awards, there are two special awards: Services to Music Award, voted by our editorial team, and the Readers’ Choice Award, voted by our readers.
The full list of winners:
DVD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: EDUCATION CATEGORY
András Schiff:Masterclass Media Foundation MMF001, 002, 003.
András Schiff works on Bach and Schubert with students at Prussia Cove, but the tour-de-force is his solo masterclass held at the Royal Academy of Music, in which he holds his audience spellbound as he discusses Beethoven and the late piano sonatas for close to three hours. These DVDs offer viewers access to the innermost thoughts of a truly great performer and teacher.
