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World Piano Day Round-Up
29th Mar 2026
There's much to celebrate this World Piano Day, with a plethora of exciting new releases to look forward to. After hours of listening, Matthew Ash has picked out some highlights for you to explore, including an album not to be judged by its cover, Mozart without a wasted note, Brahms with humanity, effortlessly atmospheric Ireland, propulsive Prokofiev and a box of romantic treasures.
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Piano Round-Up, January 2026
19th Jan 2026
We piano lovers are lucky to enjoy a rich catalogue of recordings, but an abundance of fine new albums in 2025 showed there's still plenty more to say. 2026 is already looking exciting, and in this first piano roundup of the year, Matthew Ash has some highlights to share from the new albums he has been enjoying.
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Piano Music Round-Up - Spring 2025
16th Jul 2025
Matthew shares some of his highlights from the wealth of piano recordings released over the past three months, covering an intriguing range of repertoire, and including a box set dedicated to a great Italian pianist he hasn't previously been aware of.
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Piano Music Round-up - World Piano Day 2025
29th Mar 2025
It's day 88 of the year, which makes it World Piano Day 2025. As the world celebrates all things piano related, Matthew Ash launches his quarterly round-up of new piano releases, uncovering a diverse array of pianists, repertoire and pianos.
