Janine Marshman is the Digital Editor of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz. She loves telling stories about how music enriches our everyday lives. Prior to the ABC, Janine worked in leadership and communication roles in the art music world for over a decade and spends her free time playing piano and Javanese gamelan.
When Paul Wittgenstein lost his arm in World War I, he convinced famous composers to write music for the left hand alone. That music is still inspiring pianists today.
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Whether it's on the concert stage, our screens, or at world events like the Olympics, music for the piano is all around us.
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