23 January ~ the fourth day in Hannover
Eberhard, amateur pianist and founder of the Berlin Amateur Competition, shares our passion of giving amateurs opportunities to express their love of making music. He...
Shanghai ~ a summary
A walk in the park (sponsored by the Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Promotional Committee) before the auditions ~ one sees little boys playing with helicopters, all...
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg Conservatory Here we heard 13 applicants from across the Russian Federation. In all, we will hear 27 Russian in auditions, which is the...
Lugano
Weather conditions delayed departure from St. Petersburg for Munich and the connection to Milano for the van to Lugano. We made the connection because they...
Sunday in Lugano ~ Day II
Six very interesting applicants ~ from all over the globe ~ Italy, Israel, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea. Special performances of Stravinsky, Scarlatti, Szymanowski, Scriabin made for a wonderful...
Monday in Lugano ~ Day III
Snowbound! Snow fell heavily and stranded travellers throughout western Europe. This kept two applicants from performing their audition recitals today; they will prepare DVDs and...