Ze Festival in Växjö: Tengstrand-08

Watch videos from the festival in the “Video” section!
May 5:
I had a potato in the audience today! One of Lenin’s little potatoes, just like the girls and boys in this video:

What kind of a twisted person comes to a concert just to try to destroy it by shouting to me that I am “oförskämd” (without [...]

Back from L.A.

Finally back home!  Last stop was L.A., we played at CSU and met some wonderful people. Two absolutely fantastic Steinways and a great hall. The masterclass was fun, we managed to not interrupt each other! Loved the sunny sunshine in California, but we are happy to be back home. Shan-shan has a new, really [...]

Paris

Paris is the most amazing city on earth. I love every second of being here. Since I lived here before I feel like unparisien and not a tourist which does make it more magical.
I have been practicing at the Swedish Institute in the Quartier Marais (if you know Paris you know what that means…the [...]

AMAZING kids…and jury work.

wow…looks like I’m campagning for president!
Today, I was in the jury of the Steinway/Juhl-Sorensen competition for piano-playing kids up to 17. Some highlights:
David Fang, 10 years old, waving to the audience like a rock star when he got up on stage
Jonathan Nordmark’s beginning of his Debussy piece, it created maybe the most magic moment during [...]