March - 2025

IMITATION AS A SACRED GESTURE: PIANO TEACHING AS A PATH OF CONSCIOUS BECOMING

In raising children, we are reminded of a sacred truth that the young learn not through instruction alone but through profound, often...

Walter

Mar 275 min read

Let me begin by saying that what follows may invite criticism, but I offer it not as condemnation but as a heartfelt plea. I feel a deep...

Walter

Mar 244 min read

The journey of piano playing, whether in youth or later stages, is far more than the acquisition of technical ability or the faithful...

Walter

Mar 214 min read

Some pianists are admired, studied, and analysed. They are discussed in terms of technique, expression, and style. But Michelangeli? He...

Walter

Mar 173 min read

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUThSI0xwA The art of Lieder performance demands a synthesis of profound textual insight and consummate...

Walter

Mar 123 min read

When I was young, just tall enough to reach the keyboard, I played boldly, convinced I knew, I used to say: I know, I know, I know... It...

Walter

Mar 72 min read