Christina's Piano Program

Exciting news for the piano world!

After competing against more than 180 pianists from all over the world, 27-year-old American Eric Lu was awarded the grand prize in the International Chopin Piano Competition – making him the first American to win since 1970. David Muir has the #AmericaStrong story. https://abcnews.link/n8XXfiN

My daughter bravely powered through her treble clef drawing assignment. Her struggles were affirmed by the treble clefs of the great composers.

Just a few ways that playing the piano can change your life.

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Carillon Bells! Very fascinating!

The carillon bells have been part of campus life at Iowa State University for the last 125 years. IPR's Natalie Dunlap met with Tin-Shi Tam, the university carillonneur for the last 30 years, to learn more about playing the instrument and its iconic presence on the ISU campus. 🔗Read more here: https://bit.ly/48vb1kW

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here.

The first American woman to have a symphony published, this trailblazing composer was born on this day 157 years ago. Happy birthday, Amy Beach. ❤️

Congratulations to all the musicians involved in the opening ceremony. It was truly an amazing event. RIP to the instruments suffering rain damage.

27-year-old French pianist Alexandre Kantorow performs in the rain during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Kantorow, who in 2022 was named as one of Classic FM's Rising Stars, played Ravel's Jeux d'eau (‘Water Games’) to the worldwide audience of hundreds of millions.

Summer is a great time to begin piano lessons! I have flexible scheduling throughout the summer to give your child a head start for the Fall Semester. Message me to learn more!

A standard piano has 88 keys. But why? Composers began to find the piano’s four-octave range limiting. So, manufacturers designed new pianos with more keys, so that composers like Haydn and Mozart could write more ambitious music.