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Free 50-part Online Course on Piano Chords Titled 'All About Piano Chords' (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:25:00 -0800)

MEDFORD, Ore. , Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The piano lessons division of PlayPiano.com is announcing a free 50-part online course titled " All About Piano Chords ." The free online course ...
POKIN AROUND: Busy 'piano man' works on his bucket list (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:04:31 -0800)

Al Crowder, 72, has a bucket list. It's not that his health is failing or anything like that. In fact, other than having a cataract removed and some difficulty with his hearing, he's in great shape.
NPR's Long-Running 'Piano Jazz' Gets A Makeover (Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:22:04 -0800)

Marian McPartland has shared duets and conversations with piano jazz luminaries for decades as host of NPR's Piano Jazz program. In January, the show gets a new host — and a new focus. Pianist Jon Weber will feature new young talents on the program, Piano Jazz Rising Stars .
Tunes of the past recalled through aging piano (Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:41:16 -0800)

The upright piano is tucked under the stairs in the shadows of the hall. A century ago is was the delight of the family, a big, heavy, dark, wooden box with a voice made of felt head hammers, steel strings and ivory keys.
Treble in paradise: Piano teacher’s permit revoked after neighbor complains about noise (Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:27:38 -0800)

Deborah Marcus gently sways with the music as she sits at the grand piano in her San Luis Obispo living room and plays. Next door, Jay Chester cringes from the sound. The feud between neighbors has led to the city’s revocation of the permit Marcus needs to teach piano lessons from her home. But she’s not ready to give up.
ETV Radio finds a successor to ‘Piano Jazz’ (Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:49:01 -0800)

On “Piano Jazz,” the longtime NPR radio show, Marian McPartland chatted and played with jazz music stars. On “Piano Jazz Rising Stars,” a new show that debuts Saturday on ETV Radio, the focus will be on performers who are about to become household names.
Review: Vigor, delicacy take turns in ISO piano concerto (Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:39:07 -0800)

Because piano soloists can be counted on to draw people to symphony concerts, the grandest of piano concertos is well-placed on the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra season.
Video: You gotta hand it to these pianists, who shared a keyboard in Morristown - Morristown Green (Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:37:30 GMT)


Morristown Green
Video: You gotta hand it to these pianists, who shared a keyboard in Morristown
Morristown Green
The couple's demonstration of piano four-hands was eye-opening and ear-opening, inspiring this off-beat video. Paul and Carolle-Ann, who is a native of Canada, have been performing together since 1986 and both have taught at Rutgers. ...

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Piano Media wants national paywalls all over Europe - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:17:33 GMT)


Journalism.co.uk
Piano Media wants national paywalls all over Europe
Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
By Andrew Phelps The expansion of Bratislava-based Piano Media into Slovenia is just the beginning of the company's efforts to bring national paywalls to five European countries by year's end. Eight Slovene media outlets have agreed to unite behind a ...
Slovakia's Piano Media to Start Payment System in SloveniaBloomberg
Slovak Digital Pay-Wall Company Expands to SloveniaWall Street Journal (blog)
Piano continues to playThe Slovak Spectator
NetNewsCheck.com -Washington Post
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Alexis Weissenberg dies at 82; French pianist's music saved him from death camps - Los Angeles Times (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:37:01 GMT)


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Alexis Weissenberg dies at 82; French pianist's music saved him from death camps
Los Angeles Times
He recalled sharing "musical joys" learning piano and listening to recordings and concerts with his mother, before studying piano with a famous Bulgarian composer, Pancho Vladigerov. When he and his mother tried to flee German-occupied Bulgaria for ...
Alexis Weissenberg, Pianist of Fire and Ice, Dies at 82New York Times
Alexis WeissenbergTelegraph.co.uk
Pianist Alexis Weissenberg dies aged 82BBC News
AFP -The Associated Press
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Coldplay's song "Paradise" performed with an African twist (on cello and piano) - CBS News (Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:53 GMT)


Coldplay's song "Paradise" performed with an African twist (on cello and piano)
CBS News
(CBS) - I'm a huge fan of the The Piano Guys and their grand-scale performances and re-imaginings of music. This latest video of theirs pays tribute to a contemporary band you may have heard of by the name of Coldplay. Each time we write/arrange a tune ...
Brahms to be featured in UNCW concert - StarNewsOnline.com (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:09:22 GMT)


Brahms to be featured in UNCW concert
StarNewsOnline.com
The Carolina Piano Trio, pianist Barbara McKenzie, Elizabeth Anderson, cello and Jacqui Carrasco, perform at UNCW in 2005. Photo by UNCW/Jamie Moncrief By Bob Workmon What comes to mind when someone uses the phrase "tour de force? ...

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KLR Trio serves up thrilling Brahms and a Florida premiere - South Florida Classical Review (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:41:21 GMT)


South Florida Classical Review
KLR Trio serves up thrilling Brahms and a Florida premiere
South Florida Classical Review
The KLR Trio's members, Joseph Kalichstein, piano, Jaime Laredo, violin, and Sharon Robinson, cello, have performed together since 1977, and they brought a sumptuous maturity to the program that few other trios can match. This was evident from the ...

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