Pianist and pedagogue Julian Saphir has written this informative article about concert pianist and pedagogue Cyril Smith with whom he had a personal connection. One day in the Spring of 1991, during my third year of study at the Royal College of Music, London, I made my way to my piano lesson, not at college,…
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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…