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Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.
A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.
All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!
I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems... →
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even... →
The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing... →
I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.
I usually only play with very close friends.
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.
Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.
Everybody makes his path differently.
Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.
How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.