Pianists From The Past continues with this interesting article featuring British pianist Harriet Cohen. It has been written by pianist Maiko Mori. Maiko enjoys a busy performing career and teaches the piano at the University of Chichester. Harriet Cohen (born in London Dec. 2nd, 1895 – died in London Nov. 13th, 1967), was one of…
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Pianists From The Past: Teresa Carreño written by Clara Rodriguez
My Pianists From The Past series continues with this fascinating post detailing the life and career of Venezuelan pianist and composer Teresa Carreño. This article was written by Venezuelan pianist and pedagogue Clara Rodriguez. She is a professor of piano at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. Clara is also a noted exponent of…
Second Anniversary of the Classical Conversations Series
My interview series Classical Conversations celebrates its second anniversary today. I’ve interviewed thirty-nine eminent pianists and pedagogues on camera to date. It has been such an interesting project. To mark the occasion, The Music Teacher Magazine, published by Rhinegold, featured my series in their November edition. This edition is a celebration of the piano (see the…
Life as a Guest Entertainer
This post highlights my life as a guest entertainer. I gave solo classical piano recitals on cruise ships around the world, as well as giving concerts at universities and music societies throughout the UK, a job I did for 12 years. This article is a potpourri of my experiences. Our plane touched down at midnight….