The Pianists From The Past series continues today with an article about jazz player, French pianist Jacques Loussier (1934 – 2019). Pianist, author, writer, composer, and music educator Mark Tanner wrote this article. He recalls his first encounter with Loussier’s music. The French jazz pianist, Jacques Loussier, died in 2019 aged 84. Working alongside bassist…
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Pianists From The Past: Halina Czerny-Stefańska written by Gareth Owen
My Pianists From The Past series continues this week. The following article features Polish pianist Halina Czerny-Stefańska and has been written by pianist and pedagogue Gareth Owen. He is Deputy Head of Keyboard at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. I had the good fortune to participate at the Chopin international Piano…
Pianists From The Past: Cyril Smith written by Julian Saphir
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,…