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Performance

Thoughts on the Yamaha AvantGrand

December 8, 2013 by Eric

I’ve been involved in a series of performances using the Yamaha N3 AvantGrand.  The AvantGrand series are hybrid pianos in that the keyboard, action and pedal work is all identical to that found on an acoustic piano. But the tone generation uses large digital samples of a high quality grand piano projected by built-in amplification and […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance Tagged With: Yamaha

Maybe the Times are a-changing…

February 1, 2011 by Eric

Frederic Chiu played the new Yamaha CFX concert grand in a well received recital at the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York. The extremely positive review in the New York Times also featured something that has been very rare in the past, a photo that included the name of a non-New York based piano […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance Tagged With: CFX, classical music, Yamaha

Gabriela Montero in Vienna

May 20, 2009 by Eric

The word from Vienna is that my pal Gabriela Montero (yes, she played at the inauguration) just had a big success in Vienna, playing Brahms 1 on a Bosendorfer 290 with the Vienna Philharmonic. Gabby is the real deal and if you don’t know of her, you should.  Sublime musical intelligence, warm personality, beautiful, huge […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance, The piano world Tagged With: Bosendorfer, Gabriela Montero, Vienna

Newport Music Festival – Greatest Music Festival in the world

May 11, 2009 by Eric

I’m a huge fan of the festival, having first gone in 1980. It’s the classical music festival, held inside the mansions in Newport RI. It is a treasure of the music world due to it’s wonderful, unique programming and the supremely high level of the playing and players. Of course, it’s mostly due to Dr. […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance, Ramblings Tagged With: CFIIIS, Fiorentino, Newport Festival, Tomsic

Musical Nourishment – Chicago

April 29, 2009 by Eric

My idea of cultural mecca is the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. It’s has a spectacular old world lobby and is just steps away from the Art Institute and Symphony Hall. I took advantage of it’s proximity to the latter tonight and attended a performance (under Bernard Haitink) of Webern Im Sommerwind, Mahler Ruckert Lieder […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance, Ramblings, The piano world Tagged With: Brahms, Chicago, classical music, Mahler, Webern

Andras Schiff in Japan

February 26, 2009 by Eric

I’m a big fan of Schiff. Terrifically thoughtful and sensitive pianist with very clear ideas of what he is looking for. Can’t really argue with that. AND, he stays away from all the big barn burner Romantic warhorses. Thank you…no really, thank you. Andras and I used to be friendly a while ago (well, about […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance Tagged With: Andras Schiff, Bosendorfer, classical music

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