by Noah Markson | Sep 5, 2013 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists
“I’ve taught a huge number of private students from aged 7 up to college age from lower level up to concert level. As they approach college age I always told them there were two routes. First, they could try for the biggest names, i.e. Julliard, Curtis, Eastman, and... by Noah Markson | Jul 17, 2013 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists
Our first festival took place this year in April and it was fantastic. Financially we did far better than we thought we would and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We were trying out a brand new venue in the town which was taking a pretty major risk, but it... by Noah Markson | Jun 25, 2013 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists, Pianos
“Water has always inspired composers and artists – it has texture and colour, it’s prismatic and vibrant, it catches the light and yet it can obscure the sun. Mist and fog create a sense of mystery and strangeness. For my recital on the 26th of June in the... by Noah Markson | Apr 22, 2013 | Composer, Concerts & Events, People, Pianists, Pianos
“I was given piano lessons because my brother didn’t practice. This led to my life long love with the piano, and a fascination with playing all types of instruments. I was given a full grant to Chethams school until I was 19. I defected from music for a... by Noah Markson | Apr 17, 2013 | People
my grandmother had a beautiful ornate walnut piano with ivory keys she cleaned with saucers of milk and rags I remember the smell and slight stickiness when I sat as a child with wide eyes glued to the music on a very high up velvet piano stool making up stories and... by Noah Markson | Apr 16, 2013 | Composer, People, Pianists
“My mother was a piano teacher. We had a beautiful black grand Bluthner in our house when we grew up. We all played on it but I was obsessed with it from the age of around four. I was teaching myself and basically it was my recluse and my best friend. I started...