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Georges Braque and
Eric Satie
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A Musical Friendship
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The Morbid Compulsion
of Anton Bruckner
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Numeromania and
obsession with death
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Dull Classical
Musicians - NOT
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Igudesman and Joo,
“Shower Scene” & more
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Festival de Musique Montreux-Vevey
Established in 1946, the festival has been one of the biggest classical music events in Europe offering a wide series of programmes covering symphonies, famous operas, chamber music and piano recitals...
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Date: August 28 to September 13, 2014
Country: Switzerland
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Boneless Preludes & Greetings to the Goat
Erik Satie and Suzanne Valadon |
A Master of the Orchestra – Bechara El-Khoury’s Sound Worlds |
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Satie first met Suzanne Valadon on 14 January 1893 at the “Auberge du Clou,” a boisterous and inexpensive nightclub, where he had taken a job as the second pianist... |
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Following the release of his new CD, featuring concerti for horn, violin, and clarinet, I spend lunch getting to know Franco-Lebanese composer and poet Bechara El-Khoury... |
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| Audition Tips |
The bits you don’t see… backstage at concerts and competitions |
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What’s the scariest monster in the closet for musicians? (I must whisper here) THE AUDITION. Any job interview inspires some trepidation, of course, but THE AUDITION— so brief, so dicey, so seemingly random... |
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Sitting in a comfortable seat in a concert hall, watching the soloist striding out confidently, you relax knowing that the performer arrived in good time, had ample rehearsal, and a quiet place to rest beforehand... |
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| Selected videos |
My music |
Forgotten records |
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Poulenc Concerto for
Two Pianos
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Schubert:
Piano Sonatas v. 3
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Wieniawski:
Scherzo-Tarentelle
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