PIANO and ORCHESTRA - two ways to play
Recently I got to play Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances with Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, and quite a few people asked me if this was a concerto performance. What an interesting question
My first ‘travel piano’ - A REVIEW
Most pianists don’t get to travel with their concert instruments, and practice opportunities are difficult to find on tour. So I thought I’d try a ‘travel piano’. This is what I found
BIG THANK YOU - Dankeschön
This is such a beautiful time to decorate my home and to get in the holiday spirit. Today I would like to take a moment to say a heartfelt thanks
4 TIPS FOR THE STAGE REHEARSAL
Sometimes there is very little time to get to know the instrument before a concert. Here is what I like to do during those precious minutes
SHOPPING FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS - 6 tips
Just a few days ago I got back from the second of two piano festivals abroad, one in beautiful Rugby in middle England, the other one in Bavaria
QUEEN VICTORIA - what it's like to play on a cruise ship
A lot of you have asked what it’s like to play on a ship like Queen Victoria. Here are the questions I get most
A ‘NEW’ STEINWAY - Rebuilding my Model B
Steinways are wonderful pianos, I love my model B but I noticed it gradually sounding harsher, less imaginative, and less inspiring
CHICAGO - taking the WIND album to the Windy City
Chicago is often called the Windy City, so I just had to bring some pieces from my WIND album. I opened with Francois Couperin’s ‘Little Windmills’. Chicago is often called the Windy City, so I just had to bring some pieces from my WIND album. I opened with Francois Couperin’s ‘Little Windmills’
