25/04/25, Lyon auditorium, with @ludovic_morlot and @orquestraobc playing Gershwin concerto in F ! Photo credit :
May Zircus #lyon #concerto #music
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5:15-8:15 Golden words from Maestro Arthur Rubinstein, speaking with so much passion on a key topic : the poison of comparison between artists and the need for « references » in classical music (and other performing arts), which puts besides what should rather be encouraged and celebrated : the uniqueness of every artistic proposal as a world in itself.
I remember attending a piano recital as a kid, and feeling somehow confused by what I heard audience members talk about during intermission : comparing what they heard with another performance / recording, coldly putting adjectives on the gift they just got from the artist. This made me believe that I would NEVER get publicly involved in classical music for a long time.
But then I realised what might be the meaning of the « fourth wall » ; and how worth it would be to break it on stage, rather than staying scared of it. Performing artists cannot stay good shy pupils under the shadow of some « unsurpassable » gods without losing the chance to be… artists. It’s by moving from this dull place that practice can finally get to another dimension.
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1st time in Lyon auditorium… 1st time Gershwin concerto… 1st concerto on Paulello grand 2m87 !
#concerto #pianomusic #gershwin #lyon
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So happy to have a good reason to go back to improvisation for a bit… with Gershwin’s wonderful song.
#gershwin #songs #jazz #improvisation #musica #pianomusic
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In Barcelona rehearsing Gershwin concerto in F with OBC and Ludovic Morlot !
Ready for the tour : Lyon tomorrow and Aix on Saturday !
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Some days are so special that they feel like no other, and one will remember them for the rest of his or her life. So was yesterday, when I had the privilege to spend some time with such extraordinary people as Evelyne Crochet, a French piano legend who won 4th prize in the 1958 first Tchaikovsky competition and recorded extraordinary Fauré and Bach albums, @liebermannmusic Lowell Liebermann who’s one of the greatest composers of our time, and the incomparable Tali Mahanor. I feel full of gratefulness for such precious moments. #nyc #piano #composer #music
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Such a privilege to be playing here tonight for La Jolla Music Society. The hall is gorgeous, as well as the surroundings…
#california #piano #music #pacific
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Wonderful time in Montreal, meeting with fellow pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin to share passionate thoughts on Chopin and many others around his piano, after hearing his brilliant recital salle Bourgie and playing myself for Société Pro Musica in salle Pierre Mercure.
#montreal #piano #chopin
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Moments with Polska Filharmonia Kameralna Sopot and maestro Szymon Morus.
Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4 for the first time !
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Some sounds of the Steinway & Sons, “Centennial-D”, serial #47680, circa 1882, named “Palisandra”, found and renovated by Tali Mahanor. #pianomusic #steinway #nyc
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A day in #nyc… Discovering the mindblowing centennial #steinway « Palisandre » with the great Tali Mahanor in The Frick Collection. More to follow - sounds !!
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What a version of the 4th Ballade.
Never losing the tension, singing throughout with incredible inflexion in dynamics and no holes in the phrases as we hear so often - in main theme. A great human interpretation of a piece written by a very great human. No artificial brio, neither fake modesty. Finally not an addition of gestures controlled from distance, but a soul and mind holding firmly the musical thread. Straight to the point !
And the harmonic ears of Magin the composer… who understands the chords he plays not only from a « sound » or « colour » prospective, but feels how much the deep musical drive is there, in the moving harmony. Not only great piano playing : some true music making.
The poor amount of views tells just one thing: how important it is to not always listen to the same praised masters and dare explore other ways. I feel so lucky to live with Milosz’s interpretations and music.
Magin recorded the complete works of Chopin for Decca.
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One of the most fun and difficult passages to play from Gershwin’s piano concerto, in development section of 1st movement.
#gershwin #pianomusic #jazz #classical
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Such honour to play for Beethoven festival in Warsaw, patronised by the incredible Elżbieta Penderecka, widow of Krzysztóf Penderecki.
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On this stage fell so much sweat and tears… This is where Chopin competition preliminary rounds take place, chamber hall of Filharmonia Narodowa. I play here tonight for Beethoven Easter festival, a lot of Chopin… but no jury involved !
#chopin #warsaw #piano
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So happy to add this exciting piece to my repertoire ! Is it more classical ? Or jazz ? Who cares in the end, it’s Gershwin most of all ! See you in Lyon and Aix for @festivalpaques with @ludovic_morlot and Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona in April, and in September in @philharmoniedeparis with @orchestredeparis and @itselimchan !!
#jazz #classical #pianomusic #concerto #gershwin
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