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Monday, March 1, 2010

Chopin’s photograph?

Well now we’ve established when his birthday is (or not!), how about what he looked like. Have you noticed how in almost every picture of Ch...

Chopin’s birthday?

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born on 1 March 1810, according to all the statements of both Chopin, his friends and contemporaries, and his...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

On ‘originality’ and ‘self-consciousness’

There is an obsession that has been prevalent in all the arts for almost a century, and is largely responsible for a creative stifling over ...

Friday, February 5, 2010

Is classical music dead?

I’ll be exploring this theme on a regular basis in future blogs, meanwhile here’s something with which to whet your appetite. Paul Driver in...

This blog resumes with a significant Gershwin video

This blog came to a dramatic halt some time ago, and with the demands of facebook, twitter etc. it has been demoted to a 2nd class citizen. ...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Even Nature is by Art surpassed

(Michelangelo Buonarroti: Sonnet to Vittoria Colonna) For fans of Michelangelo's incomparable art, here is a video of photographic imag...

Monday, November 10, 2008

The long march of those who came before us

(Barack Obama, A More Perfect Union address, Philadelphia, March 18th 2008) The election of Barack Obama represents the victory of a remarka...

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About Me

Jack Gibbons: JACK GIBBONS, English-born American classical pianist and composer, was born in 1962, began performing in public at the age of 10, and at 20 won First Prize in the Newport International Pianoforte Competition. Since then he has established a reputation as one of his generation's finest pianists through his award-winning recordings and his concerts around the world. In 1990 he gave the first of what have become annual all-Gershwin programs to a packed Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. A year later he was invited to New York to meet members of Gershwin's family, including Gershwin's sister Frances Godowsky. In 1994 he gave his New York debut and is now a frequent visitor to Carnegie Hall. Jack Gibbons' award-winning "Authentic Gershwin" recordings have been described in the media as "a unique testimony to Gershwin's genius" while his acclaimed recording of Alkan's infamous Op.39 Études was described by Gramophone as “among the most exhilarating feats of pianism I’ve heard on disc”. During his convalescence from a life threatening car accident in 2001 Jack began composing. Gibbons’ music to date includes over 50 songs and 50 solo piano works, works for choir, orchestra, etc.

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