Up and Coming Pianists #2 Benjamin Grosvenor

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is 18 and lives in the U. K. and is well on his way to becoming an international artist. You can look up his bio on his website http://www.benjamingrosvenor.co.uk/

What I really admire about this young artist is that he is already like the older masters who are established at the international concert stage in so many ways, not only his beautiful playing, but his serious approach to the job. Listen to him at 16 and Watch him play at 11!

Up and Coming Pianist #1 Stephen Beus

We are looking forward to a concert by Stephen Beus, much about whom I have heard through his (and my) teacher Dr. Leonard Richter. If you have never heard Stephen Beus or heard about him, click here to hear him play. He really plays a great piece, too! It is so beautiful through the opening, and I really like how he treats minute 2:20-2:32. The whole thing is so... well, it's fast. He manages to say a lot even with that kind of speed. I am looking forward to comparing this movement with other artists' interpretations.

If you want to go to that concert too, it is on Friday October 29, 2010, at 7:00 PM at Bellevue First Presbyterian Church, and I can reserve you some tickets!