From what I can tell in my daily life (as well as scrolling through music forums), atonal music, pieces that do not revolve around a tonal key as we are used to, is a rather controversial subject in the music community. (Here's a list of atonal composers and compositions). You might love it, tolerate it, or hate it, though most people seem inclined towards one of the extremes - (usually the … [Read more...]
Pianists: Do You Love or Hate Giving Pre-Performance Talks
One of the competitions I entered this past year has an interesting requirement: the participants must speak about some of the repertoire they play in the competition. More than my piano performance, this was the scariest part of the competition for me. Not all pianists are comfortable as speakers I’ve always been a relatively introverted person in matters not related to music. I don’t … [Read more...]
August 18 – Halida Dinova in a Salon (in-home) concert
We're proud to present Halida Dinova in a private recital this coming Saturday. Extraordinary Russian pianist Halida Dinova, a Steinway Artist since 1998, has generously agreed to give an In-Home recital to benefit Steinway Society - The Bay Area. Enjoy the music of Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin and Liszt in a home setting, performed on a 9-foot Steinway previously played by Yuja Wang and … [Read more...]
A Pianist Looks at Chopin
He lived from 1810 to 1849, but Frédéric Chopin is still amazing from the pianist’s -- and the patron's -- perspective. In fact, it seems he is ever-more celebrated as the years go on. His appeal as a Romantic era composer is very widespread among audiences and pianists. Do you love Chopin? Five of our 24th Season artists are including his works in their program as we focus on the Romantic … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Christopher Richardson
Congratulations to Christopher Richardson, whose thoughts and advice you've read in this blog. On Saturday, June 9, the pianist who Peninsula Review calls a, "much lauded competition winner who is currently a pre-med student at UC Berkeley," was awarded Third Prize at Carmel Music Society's 2018 Piano Competition. We always like to keep up with the busy Christopher, as he is a full-time student, … [Read more...]
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