I hope you continue to be safe and well during this difficult period. It’s time for a guest feature article. My Pianists From The Past series is proving popular. Today’s post has been penned by British pianist Julian Jacobson. He is a professor of piano at the Royal College of Music in London, UK, and…
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Pianists From The Past: Margaret Bonds written by Samantha Ege
My Pianists From The Past series continues today with a fascinating article written by pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege. Samantha is a leading interpreter and scholar of the African-American composer Florence Price. Her PhD on Florence Price has shed important light on classical practitioners from underrepresented backgrounds. Her publications on women’s music networks have also…
Pianists From The Past: Raoul von Koczalski written by Yuki Negishi
Today’s Pianists From The Past features Polish pianist Raoul von Koczalski. The post has been written by Japanese concert pianist Yuki Negishi. Now mostly forgotten, but considered as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters and one of the greatest pianists in his time, Raoul von Koczalski (3 Jan 1884 – 24 Nov 1948; full name: Armand Georg…
Pianists From The Past: Viktor Merzhanov written by James Kirby
This is the first post in a new series on my blog: Pianists From The Past. We all have our ‘favourite’ pianists; no doubt a smorgasbord of current performers intermingled with some who are, sadly, no longer with us. But how often have you searched on YouTube, or elsewhere, only to ‘discover’ a pianist you may…