My newest Online student from the San Jose area was having to plow through the keys of a 1980's era Wurlitzer studio size piano whose tone was unremarkable, and at times raucous. I felt that her talents and musical intuition were lost in the din of noise this piano produced. (Here she's playing Burgmuller's "Pastorale,… Continue reading A step up to a New Piano for a student
Month: October 2021
Kyohei Sorita is a standout at the Chopin Piano Competition in Poland
There were 85 pianists rolled out in the LIVE streamed continuation of the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw commencing October 2, 2021. (The preliminaries had taken place between July 12 and 23rd.) With a current paring down to 45 pianists, the Stage 2 phase is in progress with Stage 3 and the Finals… Continue reading Kyohei Sorita is a standout at the Chopin Piano Competition in Poland
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