Just came across American pianist Sharon Su and her impressive recordings of music by Clara Schumann, Louise Farrenc, and Cécile Chaminade. Also, this professional finger wiggler, as she refers to herself, sports one of the wittiest and most creative bios I have encountered so far. Check out this artist and her multiple social media outlets dedicated to her musical and written publications.

After having presented a paper with the catchy title The Eastern Sonata at conferences in Detmold, Bonn, and Moscow, I have now finally completed the written version (in German language) which includes further examples and references to secondary literature. For everybody interested in my discussion of Beethoven’s legacy and reception in Russia, Sergei Taneyev‘s theory of sonata form, and Nikolai Medtner‘s early piano sonatas, please refer to this source. As always, feedback and suggestions are much appreciated.

I am wondering if standard copyright applies to the score of the AI-generated orchestral work constructed after the drafts of Beethoven’s 10th Symphony, which was performed recently by Beethoven Orchester Bonn and Dirk Kaftan for the Beethoven 2020 anniversary. Given that it isn’t actually a human work, and that it is uncertain how significantly Walter Werzowa contributed to it, shouldn’t it be in the public domain? Maybe the Beethoven-Haus Bonn can clarify.

I am happy to announce that I have been elected vice president of Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband Berlin. Looking forward to representing our members’ professional interests and to shaping the association’s future work together with my colleagues on the board, Elizabeth Franzen, Jens Domeyer, Agnes Stein von Kamienski, and Simon Borutzki, who now serves as president.