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The Busoni Piano Competition – When the Jury doesn’t find the Winner…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Ferruccio Busoni / Source: Wikipedia The 58th Ferruccio Busoni piano competition in Bozen just concluded. This was a good opportunity for me to think about different outcomes of the competition. As usual the most interesting aspect of this event was … Continue reading →

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Busoni-Wettbewerb – Wenn die Jury keinen Sieger findet…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Ferruccio Busoni / Quelle: Wikipedia Der 58. internationale Klavierwettbewerb “Ferruccio Busoni” in Bozen ist gerade zu Ende gegangen. Dies gab mir wieder eine gute Gelegenheit, um über verschiedene Facetten des Klavierwettbewerbs nachzudenken. Das brisanteste und immer noch aktuellste Thema rund … Continue reading →

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Alfred Brendel – Master of Cloning

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Master and disciple meet together. Kit Armstrong is a Taiwanese-British young pianist. A couple of years ago he was invited to visit his mentor Alfred Brendel at his London domicile, to be introduced into the tradition of piano playing and … Continue reading →

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Sergei Wassiljevitsch Rachmaninoff – 1873-1943

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Roberta Pili

He was one of the most inspiring pianists of the twentieth century. His remarkable personality as a unique artist was perfectly reflected in all his compositions. Sergei Rachmaninoff charcterized the last Romantic piano tradition with his charming, lyric and expressive … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged artist, chromatic, composer, contrapuntal, harmonic, interpretation, music, pianist, piano concerto, polyphonic, Sergei Rachmaninoff, technique, tone | Leave a comment

When the piano “is playing” the pianist

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Roberta Pili

Be aware of getting a good piano for your practicing or performances. Otherwise you will be not playing the piano but the piano will be playing you! One of the essential requirements pianists should take care for is their instrument, … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged instrument, pianist, piano, piano action, piano technician | 2 Comments

Being a competitive pianist

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Roberta Pili

Competitions, competitions, competitions. Almost every piano student has tried to participate at least in one piano competition during his music education. A motivating piano teacher is mostly the first impulse to prepare a specific program of different piano works to … Continue reading →

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When the pupil is ready for his master

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Roberta Pili

It has been said that the best teacher always recognizes when his pupil is ready to learn something new. In other words a really good teacher can be as good as his pupil is able to understand and to apply … Continue reading →

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Shura Cherkassky – 1909-1995

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Roberta Pili

A terrific singing piano tone, a sublime technique, always serving the purpose of the musical message, and a perfect seducing interpretation. Alexander Isaakovic Cherkassky, known as Shura Cherkassky, was one of the leading personalities among the generation of great pianists … Continue reading →

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“Pardon me for sitting down while I play…”

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Roberta Pili

This week our cover story is dedicated to a wonderful pianist, who actually was more a fantastic entertainer: Danish pianist, conductor and comedian Victor Borge. His funny point about famous piano pieces and telling several music jokes have been characterizing … Continue reading →

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2010 – Schumann meets Chopin

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Roberta Pili

Next year 2010 two great romantic composers share the celebration of their year of birth, obviously 200 years later. Robert Alexander Schumann ( June 8th, 1810 ) and Frédéric François Chopin ( March 1st, 1810 ) marked the Romanticism in … Continue reading →

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