I Live in Austria Now!
Two weeks ago, on September 18th, I flew into Frankfurt, Germany where I met my girlfriend at the airport after we’d been apart for essentially one year. We’ve finally settled down for one month in a...
View ArticleBerlin and Improv
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this website… It’s also been quite a while since I’ve lived in Austria. We moved to Berlin in November – our room was in Pankow (on the western edge of...
View ArticleShould we stop playing Beethoven?
Learning, practicing, and playing Beethoven frustrates me to no end and often makes me depart from the piano in disgust. This happened to me today, not even ten minutes ago, but why? Is it because I...
View ArticleClassical Music is Awful – But the Music is Great
That’s right, I said it. Going to the symphony hall or Opera house, buying expensive tickets, dressing up in a fancy suit, staying silent the whole time, being told when to clap, strictly forbidden to...
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