Diatonic is an online magazine and blog dedicated to the piano.

It features conversations with pianists and musicians as well as other stories loosely centered around the instrument. I started this website in the Fall of 2022.

I’ve always loved piano music: Jazz, Classical, Avantgarde. Anything, basically. I have always loved the sound of the instrument – yet I never played Piano myself, except for a few months of lessons in my late high school years. Those were great, but I rarely practiced; and when I left my hometown for College, I stopped playing altogether.

Fast forward almost twenty years: In 2020 I started to play again. This time with much more dedication, I tried to practice daily – and quickly fell in love with the piano again.

Since then I wanted to not only play … but also read as much as I could about pianists and piano music. So it seemed only logical to also start a blog and my own magazine.

I am doing this in my free time, so please don’t expect daily updates or features. Let me know if you have an idea for a story or an interview. You can contact me here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Max