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I have been spending time with Mozart's piano sonatas recently, and the other day I came upon K457, in C minor. I felt immediately like I was playing something by Beethoven, and my first reaction was to think of Mozart being "ahead of his time." But Mozart lived his very short life, with its particular and extraordinary creative path, in his own time. Beethoven might have found ...

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Michael and I watched "Genius and Tragedy," the 2025 documentary about Jacqueline du Pre the night before I learned about Alysa Liu and saw her scate during the 2026 Olympics. And now I don't think that I can think of one woman without thinking of the other. Maybe some day Alysa Liu might scate to one of Jacqueline du Pré's recordings. Can you imagine that joy that such a conver...

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Rebecca Johnson and Cara Chowning have a new date for their recital: March 1, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. I have updated my earlier post.

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