by Noah | Apr 24, 2018 | People
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. Judges include Lorde, Hardwell, Tom...
by Noah | Nov 16, 2016 | People
Ed Balls: Former Chancellor, amateur pianist & dancer and Katya Jones: Showdance Champion & dancer on Strictly Come Dancing You think of the piano as an intellectual exercise, the dancing you think of as much more physical. But with both, I find I get much...
by Noah | Jun 1, 2016 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists
The first thing I try to teach my students is the love and understanding of music … Â Many of my students stay with me for a very long time … this is something that can be explored for decades”I consider myself an idealist when it comes to...
by Noah | Jun 1, 2016 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists
Emilie Capulet – Wednesday 29th June 2016 – 7pm Sounds of Spain Emilie Capulet returns to the Markson concert series with a selection of works by Scarlatti, Soler, Ravel and the influential Albeniz. Emilie was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She...
by Noah | May 25, 2016 | Conductor, People, Pianists
In spite of the difficulties presented by the orchestration, in the end – if you work at it – it does work! “At the performance I spoke with the audience from podium before we started to play, and one of the things I said was that it was very likely that none...
by Noah | May 5, 2016 | People, Pianos
About nine months ago Markson Pianos were approached by a film production company and asked if we could supply pianos for Florence Foster Jenkins, a film being made in the UK. They were very specific. There were six pianos in all. They wanted a concert grand, two...