I’ve had the giggles this week, especially while teaching. It all started with the electrifying performances at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (www.cliburn.tv). The poise of these young performers is almost unbelievable, and their death-defying acts of pianism are inspiring, amazing, exciting, and rejuvenating. I can’t tell you how many times in the last few days I’ve [...]
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Irony in the Teaching Trenches
Posted in Music, Performing, Teaching, tagged linkedin, van cliburn competition on June 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Van Cliburn Competition: Seeing the Mountaintop
Posted in Music, Performing, tagged van cliburn piano competition on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes it’s really important to see just what the tippy-top highest standard in your field of endeavor is: Pianists can see the tip of the mountaintop at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. It’s one of the most exciting events in classical music, and those of you who think that that’s equivalent to “one of the [...]
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