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32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in 60 days
My personal challenge in this time of social distancing: Share unedited video of performances of the 32 Beethoven piano sonatas over the next 60 days. As a performer, this is something I can share wit... Read More
Shrouded in Turin – In Praise of Luigi Perrachio (1883-1966)
Some years ago, when Laurie Sampsel and I were investigating the collection of Ricardo Viñes’s piano scores held at the University of Colorado, I came across a somewhat primitively bound collection... Read More
Music Party in Kabul
On Saturday, May 21, 2016, I was part of a remarkable party hosted by Allegra Boggess, Shabeer Kabuli, and Emma Ayres at their house in Kabul, which ended up being one of the most unusual and inspirin... Read More
Goodbye Kabul
This is my last morning in Kabul—I’ll teach most of the day at ANIM, and then head for the airport for the long trip back to Boulder. I’ll miss the roosters crowing all night long, and the beaut... Read More
Highlights from Kabul
After almost a week in Kabul, Afghanistan, I’m having the time of my life. I thought of starting with “It’s been a quiet week in Kabul” in a nod to Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon, but thoug... Read More
Thoughts on the Amateur Pianists International Festival
I find myself completely fascinated by the passion for music that makes people want to continue to be a part of music making: I understand it, of course, because I have made music my life because of m... Read More
More Schubert
I was practicing the C-minor Schubert Sonata (D 958) today, in preparation for my planned video recordings in a week and a half, and thinking back on some of the things I’ve been distilling from my ... Read More
Discovering the Conductor Within
I arrived in Japan on Thursday, the 2nd day of 2014, to play a special housewarming concert for my longtime manager, friend, colleague, Atsuko Nakanishi, on the 3rd ― New Year, new home. On the 5th ... Read More