Howard Hanson's Piano Concerto 

The newest addition to my repertoire. Playing it for the first time Saturday October 25 with the incredible Brevard Symphony Orchestra (brevardsymphony.com) and their conductor, my friend, Christopher Confessore. While doing some research on the concerto, and Hanson, I discovered that the composer himself played it once - and only once - with The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on July 23, 1950. A review of the performance, written by David Holden on July 26, says that "Mr. Hanson played the piano part…

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Playing Chopin's Waltzes, in the order Dinu Lipatti attempted at his last recital in 1950 

After considerable thought, I've decided to make a change to my program for recitals in March, April, and May. I had originaly wanted to honor the great Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti, who was my teacher's (Bela Siki) teacher. I learned much about Mr. Lipatti from Mr. Siki, and so, to honor them both, and especially to pay tribute to Dinu Lipatti on the 60th anniversary of his last performance, I am playing all fourteen Waltzes of Chopin (to celebrate the composer's 200th birthday) - in the order that Mr…

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