Tag: music competitions

  • Now from a jury member at an international competition. . .

    I know that I promised mirror neurons in the next post, but we have the following from someone who has not only won a major international competition but has also served as a member of the jury at an international competition.  Paavali Jumppanen is an internationally-known Finnish pianist, winner of the Young Concert Artists International…

  • Are you listening to the music – or watching the performer?

    Imagine being Brahms in 1889 and being the first composer/performer to be able to hear a recording of your own playing, as well as hearing your own voice.  Granted, the quality of the wax cylinder was terrible, but hearing a piano performance coming from a machine, rather than producing it yourself or seeing it being produced by…