Pianoforte

The world’s most talented young pianists compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw, Poland. A rare behind the scenes look at the triumphant highs and crushing lows of competit

Pianoforte

Maria studies at the university while her boyfriend Paolo is an established journalist. Both are drug addicts. Maria and Paolo try to detox with the help of a specialized clinic but it doesn't last long: back from a trip

Pianoforte

A young woman who yearns to become a concert pianist is rescued from a sleazy cabaret by a mysterious cat burglar with whom she falls in love.

Le star del pianoforte: Campaner

The Rai National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Juraj Valcuha, with Gloria Campaner at the piano, performs: Rachmaninov, Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 for piano and orchestra.

Requiem per voce e pianoforte

Quintetti per pianoforte e archi

The pianist Simone Soldati – who has devoted much of his attention over the years to the music of Luigi Boccherini – and the Quartetto della Scala (Francesco Manara and Daniele Pascoletti, violins; Simonide Braconi, viol

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Hayato Sumino in Wiesbaden

Hayato Sumino performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor at the Wiesbaden Kurhaus in Germany with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu as part of Europiano.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Eric Lu in Stockholm

American pianist Eric Lu is one of the rising stars of his generation. As part of europiano, ARTE's special day celebrating the piano concerto across Europe, Lu plays for the first time with the Royal Stockholm Philharmo

Andrea Bacchetti in Concert

From the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa, Andrea Bacchetti performs piano music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Diemer, Schumann, Debussy, Malipiero, Chopin, Rossini, Hasse, and Villa-Lobos.

Debussy: Suite Bergamasque

Gloria Campaner performs Claude Debussy's Suite Bergamasque.

Convict Concerto

Woody Woodpecker is a piano tuner forced to play after a bank robber hides out in the piano and points a gun at him.

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Yulianna Avdeeva in Vienna

Johannes Brahms spent the last 25 years of his life not far from where the Wiener Konzerthaus now stands. On 21 June 2026, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the young Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva perform the composer

Hayato Sumino performs Chopin, Ravel, and Brahms @ Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo

Hayato Sumino is one of the classical music influencers of a new generation. Known as Cateen, he’s really shaking up the scene with his playful virtuosity at the piano and unique audiovisual performances. On his birthda

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 - Mao Fujita in Valencia

The piano concerto no. 21 in C major by Mozart is performed by the Valencia Orchestra with Japanese pianist Mao Fujita as soloist. The setting: The historic courtyard of the Old University. Part of europiano, ARTE's spec

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 - Lukas Sternath in Athens

Written during the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars, Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto is both epic and moving. Young Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath is soloist with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conducte

Martha Argerich performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor - Martha Argerich in Vienna

As part of ‘Europiano’, ARTE’s day dedicated to piano concertos, Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor – one of the most important works of German Romanticism – comes to life under the fingers of the great Martha Argerich

At the End of the Day

In an increasingly crazy world, Lino, who has decided to leave everything behind, will come to realise that, at the end of the day, everything that happens to us is for our own good!

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Martha Argerich in Hamburg

Europiano continues in Hamburg's Laeiszhalle. Superstar pianist Martha Argerich performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sylvain Cambreling.

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Nobuyuki Tsujii in Paris

A journey through the history of the piano: europiano features iconic works, masterfully interpreted by exceptional artists in venues across Europe.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Bruce Liu in Lisbon

Europiano continues from Lisbon's beautiful Torre de Belém, a symbol of the city on the waterfront.Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor is performed by Bruce Liu with the Orquestra Gulbenkian conducted by H