They always find their way back in front of you.

Clara Schumann — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 (1835). Written at 14, premiered at 16 with Mendelssohn conducting.

Still not sure if it’s for the art or the air miles.

Therapy? No thanks, just intonation.

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 (1933). With Romain Leleu and Clement Mao Takacs.

From everyday folks to Liszt and Rachmaninov, hand sizes vary. But concert nerves? Feels like mini hands!

It’s that serious David.

Liszt Réminiscences de “Lucia di Lammermoor” (S.397). Donizetti’s aria turned into waves of sound and air.

Manifesting a day 3

The real twist: I actually don’t but they don’t need to know

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Dumka, Op. 59 (1886).

You can check out anytime you like… but you can never leave the piano

That awkward hour before going on stage

Francis Poulenc. Clarinet Sonata, 2nd movement with Pierre Genisson. One of his very last works, premiered after his death in 1963. A farewell in music.

Normal people Vs pianists…

One year Vs 30 years of learning music

Arvo Pärt Lamentate (2003). Written for Anish Kapoor’s monumental sculpture Marsyas at Tate Modern. Pärt described it as a lamento not for the dead but for the living.

But wait, what does the middle pedal do?

88 keys on the piano. But one brain cell for social activity.

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn: Melodie n2 op. 4 Is perfect

composer writes, pianist gets claps. Liszt Campanella

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Mendelssohn’s Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 2

Back to music = back to ‘I didn’t practice’ energy.

Brahms: years of struggle (1859). Tchaikovsky: instant hit (1875).

Reynaldo Hahn Ninette Waltz The Paris of Proust in music

Airport piano: exists. Pianists: 👀

My top 6 unexpected pre-concert habits… from shoes to chocolate, what’s YOUR weirdest ritual before going on stage?

Clara Schumann Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen Op. 13 No. 1 (1844) with Sandrine Piau. At 24, Clara Schumann set this Heine poem to music, where a portrait seems almost alive.

Musicians the day after a concert…

“Berceuse” with Sandrine Piau written by Jeanne Bernard. from “Trois chansons de Bilitis” (1933)

This isn’t a trend. It’s a correction

Karol Szymanowski — Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10

Ethel Smyth — Nocturne

How fast dressing rooms get messy

Concert ritual: discover whow I am

If Chopin and Debussy had a daughter…

Brahms: writes 11 variations on Robert’s theme while staying in Clara’s house Also Brahms: “No dedication.” Clara: 👁️👄👁️

Pianists fear nothing… except a Mozart concerto, where one phrase marked semplice can ruin your entire month.

La Robe de Lune, with Sandrine Piau was written by Wally Karveno.

And I printed all 100 pages. On nice paper.

Mirror, mirror on the wall… who’s the most rhythmically unstable of all?

Bold of the teacher to assume I ever looked at page 2.

Steinway D – Maine Coon. Yamaha U1 – British Shorthair. Kawai (white) – Persian. Casio – Sphynx. Studio upright – Alley cat. 🎹🐾 Which one is yours?

1901. Published under her husband’s name. But Amy Beach composed this — sparkling, playful, and entirely her own. “Elfin Tarentelle” With Celia Oneto Bensaid

”I’m a violinist.” ❌ “I’m a cellist.” ❌ “I’m a pianist.” ✅ (monologue begins)

A chloris”with Sandrine Piau

God? No, but I do have this video of Martha Argerich playing Ravel…

This time, it’s Clara Wieck Schumann in the spotlight. 2nd movement of her Piano Concerto — written at 14.

Musicians before/after practicing