American Pianists Association

Alessio Bax discusses his "Italian Inspirations"

Written by Lee Clifford. Posted in Blog

As a pianist, one must be very creative when thinking of an Italian program. There is almost a total dearth of Romantic piano music, most likely because of the prominence of opera during that period.

However, Italy has always had great music and has always inspired people.

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Prelude to a season

Written by Lee Clifford. Posted in Blog

American Pianists Association’s Grand Encounters 2019-2020 season does not start until November, but those in Indianapolis have many opportunities to hear great pianists perform before then.

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