A master class with Nikolai Lugansky
The Oxford Piano Festival, held annually in Oxford, UK, is one of the few educational courses to film almost every session during their festival, and this allows us to hear a wealth of extremely...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 2: Julian Jacobson
Today’s post is the second in a series written by concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson, who is ‘journeying’ through Debussy’s two books of Preludes in preparation for his concert on...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 4: Julian Jacobson
Concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson continues his Debussy journey in today’s blog post. This fourth article surveys the final six works of the French composer’s Preludes Book 1...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 6: Julian Jacobson
Julian Jacobson’s final post in his Debussy series spotlights the last six preludes from Book 2 in preparation for his recital on June 6th at the 1901 Arts Club in London. This concert is now sold out...
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Studying at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam: Yuki Negishi
Japanese concert pianist Yuki Negishi has written the guest post this week. This is the third article in Yuki’s series for this blog, reflecting on her training, and, specifically, her time spent...
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Happy New Year: ‘Ukraine Will Rise Again!’
A Happy New Year to you all. I wish you joy, happiness, and peace. As it’s the beginning of the year, I want to highlight something special, and with the war still raging in Ukraine, this wonderful,...
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The Music of the Wrists: Rami Bar-Niv
Today’s post has been written by guest writer Rami Bar-Niv. Rami is an israeli pianist, composer, author, and instructor of master classes, who is based in the USA. In this article, he discusses that...
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The Beauty of the Rotation Technique: Rami Bar-Niv
Pianist, teacher, and composer Rami Bar-Niv returns this week to continue his excellent, and very popular, series here on my blog. Rami’s articles are focusing various aspects of piano technique and...
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Chord Playing and Improvising: Christopher Norton
Today’s post continues renowned composer Christopher Norton’s series here on my blog. Christopher suggests helpful practice tips and advice for one of his pieces, which can be downloaded for free; In...
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Butterflies: Rami Bar-Niv
Pianist, teacher, and composer Rami Bar-Niv continues his journey into piano technique and today’s post is the fifth in the series for this blog. Many thanks to those of you who’ve written to tell us...
View ArticleA master class with Nikolai Lugansky
The Oxford Piano Festival is held annually in Oxford, UK. It is one of the few educational courses to film almost every session during their festival. This allows us to hear a wealth of extremely...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 2: Julian Jacobson
Today’s post is the second in a series written by concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson, who is ‘journeying’ through Debussy’s two books of Preludes in preparation for his concert on...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 4: Julian Jacobson
Concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson continues his Debussy journey in today’s blog post. This fourth article surveys the final six works of the French composer’s Preludes Book 1...
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A Journey Through Debussy’s Preludes 6: Julian Jacobson
Julian Jacobson’s final post in his Debussy series spotlights the last six preludes from Book 2 in preparation for his recital on June 6th at the 1901 Arts Club in London. This concert is now sold out...
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Piano Pedagogy Spotlight: An Interview Series with James Kirby – Part 3
Today’s post continues my series Piano Pedagogy Spotlight featuring pianist and piano professor James Kirby. Here, we discuss his work as a concert pianist and chamber music player. You can read other...
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