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Nada Kolundzija: Concert Pianist
"I liked Yugoslavia. It was my country and I had a lot of friends everywhere. Every year I played solo concerts, and also concerts with my violinist brother, in the former Yugoslav Republics. The whole country was my home. Then came the Yugoslav Wars in the...
Sarah Sarhandi: Composer, Solo Violist & Pianist
“I loved piano, I played since I was a small child; I had one tune that I made up when I was really young. I ended up going to the Royal Academy of Music where piano was my second study but Ive always played and it’s a huge source of inspiration to me to work at the...
Dr Valerie Capers: Composer and Pianist ( with contribution from Johns Robinson – Bassist)
Valerie Capers "Until my works are published they only exist in John’s handwriting. I wrote ‘Portraits in Jazz’ a long time ago. The first time ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) selected my work for their piano grade syllabus they picked “Billie’s...
Nadav Hertzka: Concert Pianist
"In my next concert I’ll be playing Janacek, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and also contemporary composers; Borenstein and Waley-Cohen. I have an interest in playing new music; I wanted to explore more than the Classical composers I was mainly playing; perform contemporary...
Anthony Clare: Chamber Pianist & Composer
"I do a lot of ‘accompanying’ work for students taking exams and diplomas, but the kind of piano playing I like to do as a professional performer is chamber music, with a duo or trio or a larger group. I don’t see any of this as ‘accompanying’. The word has a lot of...
James Brawn – Concert Pianist
"What I’ve heard recently in the last twelve months, in London, are so many young pianists, and certainly in the conservatories, who play the big pieces, who play admirably, their technique is really quite astounding! Their memories are astounding and they obviously...
Duo Gastesi-Bezerra: Florida based Piano duo from Spain & Brazil
Márcio We try to have a mix of standard and contemporary repertoire in all our programmes. We find connections between the new pieces and the older pieces in the programme. For instance, we may work with a new composer who loves Schubert, so we pair his works with...
Joseph Fleetwood – Concert Pianist
Generally I'll start my practice session with a little warm-up, play some Bach, or something light, or something Romantic, just to get the blood going through the hands. Then I'll look up the repertoire I'm performing at that particular time and focus on the technical...
Piano Circus at Markson Pianos
A short excerpt recording of Piano Circus at Markson Pianos in March 2014. Recorded by Sound Engineer Wayne McIntyre. Filmed on a Canon 7D. https://www.facebook.com/pianocircus
Mayda Narvey – Cellist & Composer
“Nadia Boulanger was born 1887 and lived to 1979 and was just a unique musical talent. She had a younger sister whom she revered. Nadia and Lili both studied composition and became composers, and they both tried to win the coveted Prix de Rome. Nadia became one of the...
Pianist Grace Francis – Oriental Fantasy
Composed by Balakirev Islamey. Performance by concert pianist Grace Francis.
John Kenneth Adams: Concert Pianist and Teacher
“I’ve taught a huge number of private students from aged 7 up to college age from lower level up to concert level. As they approach college age I always told them there were two routes. First, they could try for the biggest names, i.e. Julliard, Curtis, Eastman, and...