Wednesday, 26 February 2020
I confess that I have some gaps in my repertoire, including American Song, so it was a delight to work with Dylan Perez, May Abercrombie, Jessica Edom and Sam Harris on various songs, including lots of Emily Dickinson poetry.
Sunday, 8 March 2020
I was so lucky to collaborate with the simply stunning tenor, Ted Black in this competition. We explored the lighter and darker sides of Robert Schumann's Lieder, from the jolly waves of Aufträge to the graceful bleakness of Requiem. Ted won 2nd prize and I won 3rd pianist prize.
Sunday, 6 September 2020
It was a delight to be admitted to the Enescu competition 2020–21. The first two rounds were judged by recording due to Covid. It was a rather strange experience making these recordings and I was under a lot of time pressure and stress. I did many takes of the first round, when I was very tired (and I admit, eating chocolate between takes to stay awake). I ran late with the second round and only had one take of Beethoven's sonata and Robert Schumann's Humoresque. Perhaps one day I will write about how I feel and think when I am recording. The video recordings of these rounds will be appearing shortly here.
