I was born in the basement of an apartment house, during the hight of the Great Depression in 1932. My father had a 2nd grade education; my mother had an 8th grade education. Dad could sing and play the mandolin or guitar; Mom could read music and play the piano. My great-grandfather used to sit …
Hearing Music in My Head – Wallace Earl De Pue, Sr. Read More »
Unusual composition – traditional musician vs. contemporary music ensemble I’m happy to present you the recording of the piece OBÂRȘII, played by one of the most well-known traditional musician from Romania – GRIGORE LEȘE, and one of the the best Romanian ensemble specialized in contemporary music – TRIO CONTRASTE. A meeting in which the polarities …
RICHARD ROBERTS & TOKYO SINFONIA Richard Roberts, eminent Solo Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, will appear with the Tokyo Sinfonia Wednesday evening, Oct. 31, in a richly varied programme of solo works for the violin. Roberts has served for over three and a half decades as First Solo Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, …
Richard Roberts Violin Serenade Champagne Concert ~ Tokio, Oji Hall, Oct. 31 Read More »
Born in a music-understanding family in Upper-Austria I came into contact with classical music from birth on. Wrong, that is not really exact! My first concert-hall was my mother’s womb. She was an excellent piano-player with a special love for the works by Franz Schubert. So I listened to these marvellous works before I saw …
The Petrof International Summer Festival gathers some of the most prominent artists and music teachers of the planet, who share their knowledge with students from all-over-the-world during two vibrant weeks of classes, concerts, cultural exchange and lifetime experiences in the Czech Republic. The academic program of the festival is open for pianists and string players of any age and …
Whether being a musician or not, how does one feel about performing music in front of people? It is terrifying, isn’t it? I understand the terrible feeling, because I experienced it a few times. It was during a chapel service at Asbury University when I performed in front of people “The Fireworks” by Debussy. Months …
Well … like many others I started playing piano first and only 2 years later did I add the harp. By then, I was 7. The harp … why?! Who the bloody h*ll knows! What I remember is that I was listening over and over to a recording found in my mother’s library that had …
Coline-Marie Orliac: My Very 1st Approach to Classical Music – or the Harp Read More »
As first prize winner of the most advanced level of this competition, i will be playing a piece by modern composer Alexander Peskanov at the first ever Brooklyn Music Teacher’s Guild intercontinental Piano Competition.
The Venezuelan pianist, Gabriela Montero, is the recipient of the Beethoven Prize 2018 for human rights, peace, freedom, fight against poverty, and inclusion. It is the fourth that the prize initiated by the Beethoven Academy will be awarded. The Beethoven Academy was founded in 2016 organizing cultural projects to support humanity, human rights, freedom and …