The Pianist Podcast
Season 1
Steven Osborne
Boris Giltburg
Mark Goddard
Jeremy Nicholas
GéNIA
Chenyin Li
Alexandra Dariescu
Katia and Marielle Labèque
Will Bates
by Pianist
In this podcast, Steven Osborne talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about his new release, OK By Me, which tells the story of his musical life through selected encore pieces. He also talks about his experiences with improvisation, jazz influences and collaborations with other musicians, including his clarinettist wife Jean. Finally, he speaks openly about the challenges he has faced along the way, including tinnitus, hand injury and performance nerves.
In this podcast, Boris Giltburg speaks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about his new Artist-in-Residence position with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, which kicks off this autumn. He also talks about a deep connection to Rachmaninov’s music, his musical journey with Beethoven’s sonatas and why he has yet to record a single note of Chopin.
In this podcast, composer and typesetter Mark Goddard talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about what it takes to produce a perfect score of music. He also talks through the work involved in producing the 40 pages of sheet music that appear inside every issue of Pianist magazine as well as explaining how he found his way into the hidden world of music engraving.
Actor, broadcaster, writer and classical music critic Jeremy Nicholas talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about his new book, The Great Piano Makers. He also shares his passion for Liszt, as well as his fascination with the piano repertoire of the more unknown composers – particularly Charles-Valentin Alkan – and explains his own musical journey from learning by ear as a teenager to composing.
In this podcast, the Ukrainian-born pianist GéNIA talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about her yoga-inspired piano method, which she says brings greater focus to one’s playing and helps small hands stretch further.
In this podcast, Chenyin Li talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about her role as house pianist for each Pianist magazine album. She talks about the recording process from start to end, how she’s discovered so many fascinating gems of piano music during these past 15 years of recordings, and what she’s learned by being Pianist’s pianist.
In this podcast, Alexandra Dariescu speaks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about her upcoming debut at the BBC Proms on 5 August. She also talks about her childhood in Romania, championing the piano music by women composers, and why we should always begin our practice sessions of a piece with the most difficult part first!
In this podcast, Katia and Marielle Labèque talk to Pianist editor Erica Worth about their new 3-CD project, 55, out on Deutsche Grammophon in June 2026, which celebrates 55 years of making recordings. They also discuss their upcoming worldwide tour performing pieces from the 55 album and reflect on their long musical partnership – including the challenges of playing as a duo – as well as offering advice to amateur pianists on how to use imagination and be courageous.
In this podcast, composer Will Bates speaks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about his score for the film Tuner. He also talks about working with actors Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall, how he developed a unique sound using mallet-triggered MIDI devices attached to a ‘lobotomized’ piano, and why it’s important to understand the power of silence in film scoring.
In this podcast, Sir Stephen Hough talks to Pianist editor Erica Worth about his new release, Piano Postcards, out on the Hyperion label in July 2026. He also talks about a deep passion for the music of Chopin, managing a busy concert schedule, and why it’s so important for all pianists to write their fingerings onto the score.