Piano Pedagogy Spotlight: An Interview with Chenyin Li – Part 1

I’m continuing the popular ‘Piano Pedagogy Series’ on my blog today featuring the first of four substantial interviews with Chinese concert pianist and teacher Chenyin Li. Chenyin enjoys a busy concert career and, since 2011, has contributed to nearly 90 CDs and dozens of video performances as the exclusive pianist for Pianist Magazine. She is a piano…

Piano Pedagogy Spotlight: Interview Series with Jan Loeffler – Part 4

Today’s post features the fourth and final interview with pianist and piano professor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jan Loeffler. You can read all the interviews in this series, here. In this instalment, Jan discusses the importance of effectively funding the Arts. In light of today’s perpetual arts cut-backs, how can we draw greater attention…