'Nocturne' by Gino Parin Since founding Fullscore Publishing in 2020, relevant and interesting artwork has enlivened our publication covers. Having now published over 80 individual piano, choral, Christmas and other pieces there is an interesting collection of paintings that have covered many themes, from Christmas scenes to 19th-century musical images and ‘in praise of the piano’ [A future blog piece will explain the backgrounds for some of the paintings that have been used.] Most...

Billed as Shostakovich & Rosenberg: Reflections on Contemporary Russia (Steve Rosenberg & Petroc Trelawny in conversation and performance), this was an unusual event as part of the short 2025 London Piano Festival (Oct 9-12) , given that Steve Rosenberg isn't a professional pianist. However, he is not only an expert on contemporary Russia (having lived there since 1991 and as BBC News Russian Editor since 2022), but also an enthusiastic amateur pianist and Eurovision song competition...

Hymne à l'amour Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer Et la Terre peut bien s'écrouler Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes Je me fous du monde...