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07/12/2025

12/24/2024

Happy Holidays to all! Enjoy great music and let's hope this can carry us through the New Year and beyond :)
(This post is a bit of a test so that my page is more active. Also, I got a weird claim notice and want to see what happens.)

07/06/2024

Calling on pianists to identify a piece. Anyone know this Sword Dance?

06/16/2024

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05/30/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9n1OqPzIKH4&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3XuDtHobDCmKpL8ky50V2p9iSnxp4LRQxeTB-U4PUP7U5bFA3gCYR1HPI_aem_AYj9NLA4WXChMkHSU_oAJxKRjhlZ_umStTPYZrXFhTmNAhrYsghn5O-hfgxLOXhhb5dOueoM2YdSGKrbgq8nT2ww
Worth watching!

Ken Burns, H’24 delivered the keynote address to the 2024 undergraduate class during the 73rd Commencement Exercises.Brandeis Commencement: https://www.brand...

05/08/2024

Excited to announce the roster for Southwest Piano Festival's 8th season! Anybody in Albuquerque between June 21-23, 2024 is invited to attend. The concerts begin at 7 PM every evening and they are ALL FREE (donations are greatly appreciated). SWPF will take place at New Mexico School of Music (Washington/Central location), thanks to the generosity of Tatiana Vetrinskaya. Looking forward to seeing you there!

04/23/2024

Thank you to everyone for all the birthday wishes. I appreciate the love and support. In addition, Happy Pesach/Passover to all my Jewish relatives and friends and others celebrating.

01/22/2024

Just heard about the news regarding musical icon Peter Schickele (PDQ Bach), who passed away Jan. 16th. This year has started off very auspiciously. RIP

Peter Schickele, whose comedic parodies of classical music overshadowed his own strengths as a serious composer, died Tuesday at his home in Bearsville, N.Y. at 88. His daughter confirmed the death and attributed it to a series of infections that damaged his health. Schickele won the Grammy Award fo...

01/22/2024

One of the great pianists of our day and a great friend of the program, Frederic Chiu joins Elias and Mike to talk about new technologies, his new career in teaching, introducing great music to the pu

09/24/2023

Eight Introductions and a Theme Neptune: Meet Your Mother Uranus: Meet Your Parents Saturn: Meet Your Childhood Jupiter: Meet Your Friendships Earth: Meet Lo...

07/11/2023

Another fun episode! This was our first with video. Hope you enjoy :)

Mike and Elias compare different piano performances of Pictures At An Expedition. All amazing artists. All with their own voice. Each performance magnificent...