Thanks to Steve Valdek and Barry Damerell @Schmitt Music, Denver’s Steinway dealer, for capturing this class in its entirety. The kids were great and game for trying new things. This was followed next day by my all-Liszt recital for Englewood Arts, on the beautiful Steinway D on loan from the Colorado Symphony, lovingly and expertly …
Having lost my hard drive a couple months back, I’m just now getting around to sharing some live takes from my breakpiece slot on live tapings of my radio show. I’ve decided ProTools is way too consumer-unfriendly to re-up, so I’m afraid I’m behind a steep learning curve getting LogicPro up and running. But thanks …
Haven’t been to Reno in way too long. Returned briefly to tape a From the Top yesterday; I’m coming back to play with the day’s sponsors, the Reno Philharmonic (KUNR co-sponsored. Thank you!) end of October playing Brahms’ d minor Concerto. We had world-class kids from near and far, the audience was so supportive (you’ll …
Just finished recording before a live audience From the Top Show #340, a program wholly devoted to Jewish music (Ravel: Kaddish, for one) and music by Jewish composers (Copland, Gershwin arr.Heifetz, Milhaud). My break piece was the first of Bach’s 48 Preludes & Fugues. I’ve decided, after having performed his Goldberg Variations this season, that …
For From the Top’s show in Danville, KY, I performed, at the break, a movement from Phlip’s Piano Sonata, a transcription from his opera, Satyagraha, the Conclusion of Act III. Soundfil below. Very excited to announce the roster of From the Top alums who will be joining me shooting a video in NYC in mid-April …