The Beethoven third piano concerto holds a special place for me, for many reasons: it is one of the first piano concertos i ever learned and probably more importantly, it embodies a scope of emotions…
Author: yossireshef
Project: Beethoven in Azerbaijan
I was lucky to be the first Israeli pianist to tour Azerbaijan and to perform with the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic (since Azerbaijan got independent). I visited twice- In the first visit I played a recital…
Project: Dvorak Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85, a concert with subtitles
Dvorak wrote : ”it is, however, a pity that probably few pianists will have sufficient courage to play them all in succession…yet only in this way can the listener obtain a proper notion of what…
Article: Discovering Dvorak’s solo piano music
When I performed a whole Dvorak program in Bulgaria, I had to give a talk, and the moderator asked me the following question: Is Dvorak a great piano composer?Over the past two decades I’ve been…
Project: The Tel Hai International Piano Master classes, July 31- August 9, 2022
The Tel Hai International Piano Master classes have always been one of my most memorable experiences. As a young, motivated 19 year old student, I attended the classes, took lessons and performed there. I was…