Diatonic is an online piano magazine.
Santi Perez: Improvising music and life
Santi’s journey to becoming a composer and musician has been interesting and winding. He was born in Cuba, moved to the US with his parents at a young age, and later went to work and live in Spain. As a composer, Santi works on a variety of projects, including composing music for theme parks around the world.
Jonas Gössling: Meet flowkey’s Co-Founder and CEO
An interview with Jonas Gössling, one of the co-founders of flowkey: a piano-learning software used by more than 5 million registered users.
Heart of the keys: meeting Annique Göttler
With more than 180.000 subscribers on YouTube alone Annique Goettler is a not just a classical pianist – but also a successful content creator. I met the pianist in Stuttgart where we spoke about her musical journey and the role of social media for a professional music career.
A YouTube Träumerei: Ashish Kumar
Ashish Kumar is a diplomat from Singapore who also runs a popular YouTube channel – where he posts and comments recordings of classical music. In our interview we discuss his journey as a YouTuber, musician, and composer – and why Schumann’s Traeumerei is such a special piece of music.
Start here: introducing diatonic
Does it make sense to start playing the piano as an adult? Most definitely! I started in 2021 and I am loving (almost) every minute of it. But I also wanted to start my own piano magazine … so here it is! Introducing: diatonic.
(Photo: Diogo Fagundes)
Questioning our limitations: Albert Frantz
Albert Frantz began piano studies at the unusual age of 17 – years after a childhood teacher proclaimed he would never be able to play piano. I met Albert at the Musikverein in the city of Vienna for my first diatonic interview, where he’s a Fulbright scholar and Boesendorfer artist.