Unity for Four Hands – Tal & Groethuysen on WDR 3 Klassik Forum

On the occasion of their 40th stage anniversary, Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen were guests on the WDR 3 Klassik Forum. In conversation with Michael Struck-Schloen, they reflect on their extraordinary career as a piano duo, share personal insights into their artistic collaboration, and talk about their passion for four-hand piano playing – from Brahms to Pink Floyd. An inspiring feature about musical intimacy, curiosity, and the highest sonic refinement.

"Serious, noble, delicate, and unobtrusive – that is their ideal sound. 'The utmost delicacy,' as Andreas Groethuysen would say. Five Echo Klassik awards, eleven prizes from the German Record Critics, and international top status confirm their excellence.
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In the WDR 3 Klassik Forum, the two discuss what fascinates them about four-hand playing, why playing on two pianos is also fundamentally different in sound, and why, as 'truffle pigs' of classical music, they are curious about composers from the so-called 'second tier,' such as Carl Czerny or Louis Théodore Gouvy."

Listen to the full interview here, starting at 1:38:00. (Available until 07.06.2026 on WDR 3.)