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Mohonk Festival of the Arts
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 This was a symbolically and statistically important event, since the Debussy/Prokofiev Smackdown started at Mohonk...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
Newport Music Festival Special Smackdown Festival
Saturday, July 14, 2012 This three-part series was a special “Festival within a Festival” at Newport, where the Debussy/Prokofiev...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
San Diego, CA - MTAC
Sunday, July 1, 2012 If you’re going to work like a madman, might as well do it in San Diego, where the weather is almost always pleasant...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
Beechwood Arts Smackdown
Sunday, June 24, 2012 This was a very special edition of Classical Smackdown, expanded to include many different genre as part of the...
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Auburn, NY - Adams Piano Series
Monday, April 30, 2012 The Topline was decisive - Prokofiev 40%, Debussy 53%. Breaking it down into the individual rounds, we see some...
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Artsy Girls, Beechwood
Monday, April 9, 2012 Looking at only the Artsy Girls, it was definitely Prokofiev. Prokofiev 56%, Debussy 44%. Breaking it down by...
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Leschetizky Association, Tenri Cultural Center, NYC
Sunday, April 1, 2012 What an experience to play for a group of accomplished pianists! The Steinway piano was one previously owned by...
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Baylor University, Waco TX
Monday, March 19, 2012 It was a very satisfying evening, playing on a very nice Yamaha CFIIIS and finishing the night with a great meal...
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Elon University, Elon NC Adams Foundation Concert
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Thanks to the Adams Foundation, I had the fortune to visit Providence, RI (for a non-Smackdown recital) and Elon,...
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Feb 17, 20241 min read
University of VT, Lane Series
Friday, March 9, 2012 Returning to Burlington after a 5-year hiatus was a real treat. The Lane Series was one of the first venues to...
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Rockefeller University, NY
Friday, January 20, 2012 Very happy to return to Rockefeller University, whose concert series is one of New York’s best kept secrets. I...
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