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In memory of LESTER SENTER WILSON  RIP A tribute to a woman who has a major place in my heart, as well as in the hearts of many pianists who...

Back to writing! Back? Why back? Perhaps, forward to writing? I prefer that.  Why did it take so long? Procrastination, she would say. Maybe...

I am on the way back home from NYC following three days of intense recording sessions of two Mozart concerti arranged for piano and string ...

Prior to performing Saint Sa e ns with the Virginia Symphony I addressed the audience with the following introduction: Bach Good eve...

Preceding the performance of Poulenc’s concerto for two pianos in Savannah GA, I addressed the audience with the following short introducti...

Music is an art form that “happens” in the dimension of time. It is horizontal - starting at point A and ending after some time at point B,...

In memory of Vera Stern  I cannot remember how many times I heard Michael say these words to his mother, moments before we walked tog...