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Read moreRave Review of Beethoven Concerto No. 3 with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Here are some highlights from a wonderful review of my performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra this past weekend under the…
Read moreADAGIO FOR THANKSGIVING
This beautiful Adagio is one of 24 new pieces for piano, entitled “The Wolf-Tempered Clavier” by Hungarian composer Péter Wolf. My first piano teacher, Veronika Wolf Cohen (cousin of Péter),…
Read moreToo Many Notes – Mozart Moments Ep. 7
There’s a well known scene from the movie “Amadeus” where the composer Mozart is accused of writing too many notes. Of course, this causes a little bit of consternation (and…
Read moreThe Washington Post"Buechner's performance... with its soft contours and liquid, legato phrasing... had a beauty that might have taken even Mozart's breath away"
Schedule
This will be my first recital as the inaugural German Díez Memorial Piano Chair of the GHMS Piano Faculty. It will be a gala evening of solo pieces and chamber music with special friends. Come and be a part of this very festive evening at the school renowned as one of New York’s most beloved cultural gems.
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George Gershwin’s World of Song and Dance:
The Centenary of “Rhapsody in Blue”
A special solo recital of American music to bring the world of Gershwin’s genesis to life. I will play works of MacDowell, Nevin and Friml; ragtime novelties of Joplin and Lamb and Alpert; and foxtrot improvisations of George Gershwin as well as his celebrated 1924 blue masterpiece. With commentary in my best attempted Japanese!
ジョージ・ガーシュインの歌と踊りの世界:
「ラプソディ・イン・ブルー」100周年
ガーシュインの創世記の世界を生き生きと再現するアメリカ音楽の特別ソロリサイタル。マクドウェル、ネヴィン、フリムルの作品、ジョプリン、ラム、アルパートのラグタイムの新作、ジョージ・ガーシュインのフォックストロット即興曲、そして1924年の名作「ラプソディ・イン・ブルー」を演奏します。私の精一杯の日本語による解説付きです!
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The New York Times"Buechner has it all... intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess"