Piano Lessons

The life and art of pianist German Diez through his lessons

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 54M

Director : Antongiulio Panizzi

Synopsis

“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.

Actors

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

Crews

Antongiulio Panizzi
Antongiulio Panizzi
Director
Francesca Khalifa
Francesca Khalifa
Producer
Antongiulio Panizzi
Antongiulio Panizzi
Producer

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