EDITOR’S NOTE Too many competitions? Recently I was reading through the programme brochure of a middle-ranking piano competition – not that its winners past and present would agree with that designation – and found myself pondering the sheer number of pianists in competitions every year who present demanding programmes to scrutinising audiences, including juries and online viewers. So many competitions. So many winners. So many pianists – many of whom travel from one contest to the next, as if competitions were in fact an end in themselves. Maybe they are. There simply isn’t the capacity in the professional musical world – by which I mean primarily performing and recording – to accommodate so many competition winners. For many, teaching is an obvious path. Every year brings more winners. How does a 20-something pianist in the f lush of competition success sustain a career when each subsequent year brings a new inf lux of equally successful 20-somethings? Yet I wonder whether we should try and think of competitions as festivals. We can’t escape the competition element – the jury, the eliminations, the winners – but perhaps for many musicians these events are as much about a shared musical endeavour as winning and losing. We should at least encourage that view. Young pianists meet and learn from other young pianists. Some will cut through and achieve wider recognition, but they all gain from performance opportunities. In any case, I am looking forward to the Leeds International Piano Competition, which takes place in September and which we will report on in the next issue, and to the Cliburn and Chopin, both of which take place next year. Along with the Tchaikovsky – sadly now of little international significance, although we can only hope this is temporary – these have always attracted the very best pianists and often, as with the case of Yunchan Lim at the 2022 Cliburn, deliver the most spectacular results. I am looking forward to these events not primarily as competitions but as thrilling festivals of outstanding young talent. Tim Parry, Editor International Pian on all aspects of and education. W a student or a pro International Piano offers a rich mix of information and expertise on all aspects of the piano – its repertoire, performers, instruments and education. Whether you are an aficionado, a dedicated amateur, a student or a professional, our magazine presents a wealth of knowledge and knowledge and wisdom that will inform your listening and playing. With editori and inter yes g With editorial content that is fully independent, our features and interviews showcase the greatest pianists of today and yesteryear, articles on technique give inspiration and guidance to pianists of all standards, and extensive reviews coverage from our eminent panel of writers combines authority with enthusiasm. 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