Pianist Movies

The unusual comedy of a very tall piano player, as he discusses the challenging and triumphant moments in his personal and professional life.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – a name that provokes almost a sense of awe and intimidation, even among his pianoplaying peers. It is a name...

The Pianist must face an ultimatum: he has three days to learn the song of the spinning top or his soul will be claimed by a demonic spirit.

In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international...

After more than 60 years, the uncrowned king of 20th century pianists returned to his freedom-torn homeland to perform his swan song in a piano...

Filmed in Austria for the hundredth anniversary of Beethoven's death, this 1927 silent film tells the story of the German genius' eventful emotional...

Esteban is practicing for a recital that will define his future as a pianist, while he faces the pressure imposed by his mother.

Priya, an exceptional yet obsessive pianist at Berklee School of Music, struggles to meet the demands of her professor’s unorthodox senior...

A short documentary about Vince Guaraldi, the composer most well known for his work on several 'Peanuts' animated television specials.

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

“Symphonic Sketches” tells the story of one classical music concert performed by the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Musicians from...

Documentary on the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.

After a Parkinson's diagnosis a classically trained pianist embarks on a path of self discovery leading him to a punk band. Their rebellious...

Tracklist: Diavolo rosso; Hesitation; La ricostruzione del mocambo; La negra; Max; Sotto le stelle del jazz; Lo zio; Jimmy Ballando; Via con me;...

A BBC documentary hosted by Charles Hazlewood about the life & music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Part 1: A Miracle of Nature.

A depressed pianist is slowly poisoned by his chef.

The composer's work, in black and white, disturbed by an elephant... and the melody, creating colours and unusual, fanciful shapes. In 1984, Pavel...