Piano Lessons

Antongiulio Panizzi

The life and art of pianist German Diez through his lessons
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54 min

“Piano Lessons” is a feature-length documentary which tells the story of the “underground hero”, German Diez Nieto, pianist and pedagogue, an under-discussed cultural hero of Western society, whose teaching touched and informed generations of musicians. The documentary tells the story of his compelling life, and in doing so, bears witness to the importance of Diez’s legacy: a tradition of music making passed down from Beethoven, through Czerny, Liszt and Arrau, directly to German.

Cast

Name Character Team
German Diez Nieto Himself Unowned
Erika Nickrenz Herself Unowned
Bennett Lerner Himself Unowned
Joan Tower Herself Unowned
Victoria von Arx Herself Unowned
Francesca Khalifa Herself Unowned