A new documentary follows talented young pianists as they compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director, Jakub Piatek, about Pianoforte. In ...

While the piano was originally referred to as the pianoforte, the shorter title "piano" is the most commonly used term to describe the musical instrument today. The word "pianoforte" is still in usage ...

When it comes to art, there is creating art and then there is perfecting art. Anyone can learn the piano, but can you perfect it? Pianoforte dives deep into the torture and elation that comes with ...

One of the best documentaries to screen at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Pianoforte is an electric and affecting look at the precocious competitors at Warsaw’s International Chopin Piano ...

Exclusive: Director Jakub Piatek captures the famed Polish competition in the Sundance breakout documentary. Coming of age in the world of professional musicians is another feat unto itself.

Every five years, the capital of Poland hosts one of the most thrilling classical music competitions in the world: the International Chopin Piano Competition, known colloquially as the “Olympics of ...

Instead of romantic optimism or "Whiplash"-like intensity, Jakub Piatek's documentary captures the world's top pianists in their moments of fading passion. “Pianoforte,” Jakub Piatek’s documentary ...

"They train their whole lives..." Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film called Pianoforte, made by Polish filmmaker Jakub Piatek. This initially premiered at the 2023 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Pianoforte directed by Jakub Piatek (Prime Time). The Telemark documentary premiered to good reviews at Sundance and ...

In the early years of the piano, about 300 years ago, the instrument was called the pianoforte. Unlike the harpsichord, it could play both piano, the Italian word for soft, and forte, loud.