About

Hi! I'm based in Paris, but I spend a good amount of time in the U.S.

I have a lot of experience playing classical music for people who don't necessarily listen to it. Inspired by my teachers in conservatory, in my recitals I try to give helpful clues – playing melodies, giving an idea of the structure, whatever – that can help the listener appreciate and enjoy the music. A little help can go a long way. My proudest moment was getting the German audience at a pre-concert Q and A to sing the main theme of the Korngold Concerto before my performance.

I love playing not just in concert halls but also in more intimate settings. I've played many concerts in private homes – houses, apartments,
castles (that's a perk of living in France!). It's great to meet people afterwards, usually eating and drinking.....

In my playing I try to be generous, very expressive, and unfettered by the often deadening ideas that have influenced too many classical musicians. I also am not just a classical pianist – I've improvised and played by ear since I was 5, and this certainly has a large influence on my playing.

Music

Bach: Partitas
Mozart: Fantasy
Beethoven: Sonatas
Schubert: Impromptus, Moments Musicals, Sonata
Chopin: Preludes, Ballades, Scherzos, Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Polonaise, Waltzes, Mazurkas
Brahms: miscellaneous short pieces, Waltzes, Hungarian Dances, Third Sonata
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Arabesque, Carnival, Symphonic Etudes
Liszt: miscellaneous short pieces, Méphisto Waltz, Sonata, Hungarian Rhapsodies
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Janacek: Sonata, On An Overgrown Path
Scriabin: Fourth Sonata, miscellaneous short pieces
Debussy: Preludes, Etudes, Estampes, Clair de Lune
Ravel: Sonatine, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Rachmaninoff: Preludes, Second Sonata
Copland: Four Piano Blues
Bartok: Romanian Dances
Ginastera: Argentine Dances, First Sonata
Gershwin: Preludes, Rhapsody in Blue

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