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Romance in Black and White: Brahms, Real and Raw: Hélène Grimaud and SF Symphony Make Magic
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Brahms, Real and Raw: Hélène Grimaud and SF Symphony Make Magic. With Ms. Grimaud, after the performance. Live Playing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with the San Francisco Symphony. I could hardly wait. I had read so much about her, and the title of D.T. Max’s 2011 New Yorker. Max wrote, “. She seemed to take the orchestra by surprise from time to time. The sensitive and nimble guest conductor.
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Romance in Black and White: April 2013
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Monday, April 15, 2013. Auditory Adventures in Triptych: San Francisco Symphony Redux. Finally, my first San Francisco Symphony performance this season! After the recently ended musicians’ strike. At the San Francisco Symphony. The evening’s performance, conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Got off to a shaky start with Richard Wagner’s. Grew in confidence with Ingvar Lidholm’s stunner. I am a fan of the Tristan chord. Innovative uses of ins...
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The Working Spirit: November 2012
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A lifelong journey of discovery through dedication and reflection. Thursday, November 15, 2012. Cat Herding: The hardest (read: best) part is unseen. Intelligent, independent, unpredictable . and so valuable! Managing any program or project is, on the surface, all about timelines, milestones, stakeholders, plans, and budgets. It's easy to look at the tangibles. But what does a program manager (or indeed, anyone who leads any initiative) spend the vast majority of his or her time and energy on? It's all a...
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Romance in Black and White: Reunion with "Manny" at the SF Symphony
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Reunion with "Manny" at the SF Symphony. With Emanuel Ax after the performance at Davies Symphony Hall. After having met a very genial Emanuel Ax. A year ago backstage at Davies Symphony Hall, I was excited to have the chance to see and to hear him play again. One reason for the anticipation was that the last time I’d seen Mr. Ax, he'd performed Morton Feldman’s. For Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37. From his Symp...
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The Working Spirit: Nurturing People = Nurturing Motivation: Part 2
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A lifelong journey of discovery through dedication and reflection. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Nurturing People = Nurturing Motivation: Part 2. That's right, even Superman's got heroes to keep together! This is a continuation of what I've found makes a team happy and motivated - see Part 1. Let People Know You're There For Them. Everyone is Great - In Their Own Way (but maybe not for your team! Present Reality, Inspire Hope. I never imagined I'd quote Napoleon, but he purportedly said something akin to "Pr...
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Romance in Black and White: May 2013
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Happy Birthday, Johannes Brahms! I shall never write a symphony! You can't have an idea what it's like to hear such a giant marching behind you.". Wrote, ".Brahms has digested and, to a certain extent, purified Beethoven's visionary achievement in the realm of the symphony. In so doing, he earned his own stripes as a symphonist, and with them the right to move forward as Beethoven's truest heir.". S biography of th...
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Romance in Black and White: August 2012
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Thursday, August 30, 2012. Bringing Back the Romance. The fateful first chords that ensnared me forever. You know how familiarity has a tendency to wear off that initial starry-eyed enthusiasm one has for something cherished? I fell in love with Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales. The View from the Trenches. Since reigniting my efforts at the piano earlier this year, I've now been in the trenches for several months with Valses Noble...
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The Working Spirit: And Just Who *Am* I? The Perils of the Profile
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A lifelong journey of discovery through dedication and reflection. Wednesday, July 4, 2012. And Just Who *Am* I? The Perils of the Profile. I finally got over my inertia and set up a Twitter account ( @SusanRLin. I realized I could be getting interesting and useful gems of information from people I respect - people whose books I've read and am reading, whose podcasts I regularly listen to. ( Tess Vigeland. And Romance in Black and White. I realized I had no idea how to introduce myself. Who am. I tried, ...
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Romance in Black and White: Happy Birthday, Johannes Brahms!
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Happy Birthday, Johannes Brahms! I shall never write a symphony! You can't have an idea what it's like to hear such a giant marching behind you.". Wrote, ".Brahms has digested and, to a certain extent, purified Beethoven's visionary achievement in the realm of the symphony. In so doing, he earned his own stripes as a symphonist, and with them the right to move forward as Beethoven's truest heir.". S biography of th...
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Romance in Black and White: October 2012
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Romance in Black and White. A journey with the piano and with music. Sunday, October 28, 2012. Brain bursting and blooming with music: impossible to sleep! Valses nobles et sentimentales. Is a work that means a great deal to me. So I did the next best thing: head practicing. I went through each waltz, separating out the left hand (I rely far too much on my right hand), testing my memory. I took special care to go over corrections and suggestions I’d received earlier that day from my teacher. Doctor Gradu...
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