Zen life of a Pianist
Besides all the technical problems that a musician has to deal with, the main obstacle to overcome during a performance is the fear of failing in front of an audience. In particular, pianists have to deal with memorization, as nowadays they are required to learn the...
First days at PianoFest
After the frenzied last months in Italy and after closing all that I had pending (including the Diploma at the International Piano Academy of Imola), my dear black Prius sold and so on, I am in the East Hamptons for the PianoFest. A few posts ago I had...
First Prize @ San Donà di Piave
The International Piano Competition San Dona di Piave, near Venice, in which I took part, concluded yesterday. After I passed the first round with the Prelude and Fugue in B major by Bach, etude by Rachmaninoff Op.39 N.6 and the Mephisto Waltz n. 1 by Liszt, I...