This week’s Centre Stage features a piece from an album which is a must for every aspiring pianist, and although it was intended for children it can be enjoyed by players of any age. The piece Title: Song of the Lark (Russian: Песня жаворонка), Op. 39 no. 22 Composer: Pyotr Read more…
Any performer will, at one time or another, have a performance that doesn’t go according to plan. Whether it’s a concert, an exam, a competition or a casual event, we all have performances we’d rather forget. So what do you do when things go wrong? If you are in the Read more…
A slightly delayed update as I spent last weekend in Liverpool doing what I do when I’m not being a musician – Pokémon Trading Card Game! I’ve been playing casually for about a year and decided to enter my first official tournament, one of the European Regional Championships (the 2022/23 Read more…
Welcome to a new series! Centre Stage will introduce a new piano piece, with some background information and tips on how to manage the structure and technical demands of the piece. As you could write an entire postgraduate thesis on many of these topics I’ll keep the introductions brief and Read more…