MUSICAL SOUVENIRS - 3 tips for your summer travels
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

MUSICAL SOUVENIRS - 3 tips for your summer travels

I just returned from a quick vacation trip to Montreal. I don’t travel much for vacation, but when I do, I make sure to bring back as many artistic inspirations as I can. I call them my ‘musical souvenirs’

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Celebrating our 10 year Blog Anniversary!
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

Celebrating our 10 year Blog Anniversary!

Thank you for your wonderful support 🙏 It has been an amazing journey to create these blogs from ‘Playing the Unplayable’ to ‘My first travel piano’. It is always great fun to meet readers at concerts, and to hear about their experiences in music! Explore our blog archive and celebrate 10 years with us!

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Trio SaeRon (seh-ron)
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

Trio SaeRon (seh-ron)

INTRODUCING TRIO SAERON
Trio SaeRon specializes in the commission and performance of works by composers of under-represented groups. Saeron is Korean and means ‘new’ - like the works we commission

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PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA - Solo
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA - Solo

Playing with orchestra is an absolute joy! It is intense, exposed, and super exciting. It feels amazing to be supported by the live sound of an orchestra

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PIANO and ORCHESTRA - two ways to play
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

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

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My first ‘travel piano’ - A REVIEW
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

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

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BIG THANK YOU - Dankeschön
Caroline Oltmanns Caroline Oltmanns

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

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