High Heels and the 'Gamba Position'
Buying performance shoes is fun, or is it? Shoes matter, they often are on eye level with the front rows of the audience, since most stages are elevated. So, yes, they matter
What's in a Signature
Score study is crucial. There is no way around it. Looking at a handwritten score is even better. The handwriting alone says so much about a person. A facsimile score looks like a picture created by the composer, a drawing full of energy, or elan, or full of frustration, or even full of doubt
Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Making of Venezia e Napoli
Thinking back to how it started takes me back to my high school friend Udo, with whom I shared an interest in listening to classical recordings. Fast forward to running into each other many years later, and to making plans to produce a recording together
