It has been several years since I saw pianist Zhenni Li perform. Back then she partnered with violist Matthew Cohen. In New York on April 23rd 2022 she did so again, this time as Zhenni Li-Cohen. The evening's concert was a hybrid. In the first half the … [ read more... ]
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Pianists with small hands
As a child I liked my small hands. They seemed appropriate for the son of writers. Marco Rubio's "if your hands are small we all know what else is small" exchange with Donald Trump was decades … [Read More...]
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Vienna Philharmonic: The Show Must Go On
On February 24th, 2022, we saw the most remarkable Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall. It was an all-Rachmaninoff program whose conductor and pianist were cancelled the day … [Read More...]