This post chronicles the final preparations before concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson’s big day! He will be performing all 32 Beethoven sonatas on Saturday at St John’s Church Waterloo in London. Julian will be repeating this performance in Uruguay six days later on his 75th birthday. In this post, he discusses the issue…
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On preparing a Beethoven marathon Part 9: Julian Jacobson
This is part nine of concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson’s series of articles chronicling his Beethoven marathon preparations. He muses on many aspects which must be taken into consideration when gearing-up for such an event. Two Weeks To Go! And so the day approaches. Like all big events in life, it seems…
On preparing a Beethoven marathon Part 8: Julian Jacobson
Concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson discusses the importance of the Beethoven edition as he prepares for his Beethoven sonata marathon. The concert takes place on November 12th 2022 at St. John’s Church in Waterloo, London. On Beethoven editions… This week’s blog is on the vexed topic of editions, a subject about which…
On preparing for a Beethoven marathon Part 7: Julian Jacobson
Part 7 of concert pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson’s series chronicling preparations for his Beethoven sonata marathon. This event takes place on November 12th 2022 in London. Julian will undertake the mammoth task of performing all 32 sonatas in one day, and in this post, he muses on the much-admired Appassionata Sonata. On…
On preparing for a Beethoven marathon Part 1: Julian Jacobson
This guest post has been written by Julian Jacobson who is a concert pianist and a piano professor at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Julian is no stranger to this blog, and, over the course of the next few weeks, he will be running a series of posts charting his…
Six Imaginative Gift Ideas For Aspiring Musicians: Jeni Warder
It’s nearly Christmas time again, and today’s guest writer, Jeni Warder, offers a few ‘stocking filler’ suggestions and ideas for your young pianists. Jeni is the Creative Director and owner of the Keys Piano School in Bolton (UK). She is highly experienced at teaching young beginners, and she will be writing a series of posts…