T-minus three weeks till my fifth DMA recital. This one is a concerto recital, and for rep, I decided on Beethoven's First Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. I played the first movement of the Beethoven a LOT about twelve years ago, but everything else is brand new. I started learning them immediately after my last DMA recital, which was in the middle of December. To be honest, learning this amount and degree of difficulty of rep usually takes me at LEAST 4-5 months, but this time, I'm doing it in exactly 2 months. I go to sleep every night majorly stressed out.
My plan of attack was to memorize the Beethoven first while learning the second half of the Rhapsody. To help the pacing, I decided to play the Beethoven in concert on Jan. 20, which meant having finished memorizing it by January 1. I finished memorizing the Rach on Jan. 19. This weekend, I'm headed to Baltimore to rehearse them both with my dedicated accompanist, Michael Delfin, and have a lesson with my teacher, Mr. Shtarkman. I'll show up in Baltimore a week before my recital to finish nailing it down with Michael.
Needless to say, cutting my record learning-music time in HALF is scary and stressful, but it sure is motivating.
Meanwhile, my trio has been asked to play at the Kennedy Center! We are delighted and thrilled! You are all welcome to watch it online, as it will be broadcast live here <http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium> and will be available for viewing after the fact. The performance will take place on the Millennium Stage on Feb. 9 at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free, for those in the Baltimore/D.C. area!
My plan of attack was to memorize the Beethoven first while learning the second half of the Rhapsody. To help the pacing, I decided to play the Beethoven in concert on Jan. 20, which meant having finished memorizing it by January 1. I finished memorizing the Rach on Jan. 19. This weekend, I'm headed to Baltimore to rehearse them both with my dedicated accompanist, Michael Delfin, and have a lesson with my teacher, Mr. Shtarkman. I'll show up in Baltimore a week before my recital to finish nailing it down with Michael.
Needless to say, cutting my record learning-music time in HALF is scary and stressful, but it sure is motivating.
Meanwhile, my trio has been asked to play at the Kennedy Center! We are delighted and thrilled! You are all welcome to watch it online, as it will be broadcast live here <http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium> and will be available for viewing after the fact. The performance will take place on the Millennium Stage on Feb. 9 at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free, for those in the Baltimore/D.C. area!
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