I love performing. The recital I just gave in Chicago was such an eye-opener for me – it reminded me why I’m doing this and that this is what IContinue readingThis is What I Do
Enjoy your time
There’s something magical about performance. There’s not another time in your life that you can be – must be – focused in that way. I’ve been trying to convince myContinue readingEnjoy your time
Upcoming Concert
This weekend I’ll be performing Puccini’s Turandot with the DuPage Opera Theater and the New Philharmonic. It’s a concert version of this tremendous opera, so the singers are in costumeContinue readingUpcoming Concert
Not Recommended
This is not how I would recommend doing this. While I stand by my long-term goals of maintaining and improving my playing and my career while also being the bestContinue readingNot Recommended
Upcoming Concert
This weekend’s concert in South Bend is an exciting one. Peter Maxwell Davies’s An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise is a beautiful piece and one which I had not encountered before.Continue readingUpcoming Concert
The Work is Never Wasted
Recently I heard a colleague complaining about having practiced music which was later cut from the concert. What a waste of time! Something about that attitude rubbed me the wrongContinue readingThe Work is Never Wasted