I reunited with Sara Davis Buechner to produce a video that explores an interesting intersection between classical piano and popular culture
In partnership with the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, I go behind the scenes with 11 top young pianists as they prepare for Bachauer 2024.
A sequel to "How Glenn Gould Broke Classical Music," exploring a rare private phone call between Gould and journalist Tim Page.
A peek behind the scenes at how today’s most talented young pianists prepare for an international competition (the Bachauer).
Featuring one of my piano idols, virtuoso pianist and transcription artist Koji Attwood.
The penultimate installment in the Yunchan Liszt series.
First video essay for my new channel! A continuation of my series covering Yunchan Lim’s gold medal performances from the 2022 Cliburn Competition.
A short documentary I produced during the pandemic with the lovable Manny Ax.
My magnum opus for tonebase, featuring the one and only Yuja Wang.
The video the launched the Tonebase Piano channel to new heights.
The most popular video I ever created, featuring some original scholarship on one of Liszt’s hardest pieces.
A detailed breakdown of a memorable scene from the film Tar.
Had some fun “breaking into” my old school to interview talented young pianists.
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Brought to life an old joke from the early 2000s piano forums.
What does it even mean to play ”musically”? I tried to find out by asking the opposite question.
Chopin was inspired by opera, we’re always told. So I asked the talented Chelsea Guo to show us how.
The amazing Aristo Sham critiques his younger self.
Had a blast making this with two young piano hotshots, Aurelia and Tony.
My videos were getting too long, so I narrowed my focus to 12 bars.
A sequel to Chelsea’s and my video about singing Chopin, this time about Mozart.
A compilation of pianists talking about Glenn Gould taken from Tonebase lessons and interviews.
My most polarizing video, in which Seymour Bernstein takes Glenn Gould to task.
A compilation of pianists talking about their feet, taken from lessons and interviews I produced for Tonebase Premium.
One of my favorite videos, exploring the mind of the great Logan Skelton.
A fun video I made with piano god, Marc-Andre Hamelin.
The first video I edited for the channel, featuring excerpts from an interview I did with Gary Graffman for Tonebase Premium.
One of the most popular lessons I produced for Tonebase Premium.
A scene from an early I made for Tonebase Premium.
An interview at the piano about Beethoven with John O’Conor.
Scenes from a multi-hour course with Garrick Ohlsson
An interview at the piano with Anne-Marie McDermott.
A master class with Taubman expert Robert Durso.
A lessons and interview with Seymour on Bach.
A lesson and interview with Seymour on Beethoven.
A lesson and interview with Seymour on Chopin.
A music video and commentary from one of the great concert pianists and recording araists live today, Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Scenes from an insightful lesson with Michelle Cann on Chopin, filmed at the Curtis Institute.
Inspired by Wired’s “technique critique,” IU Jacobs School professor Norman Krieger breaks down legendary piano techniques.
A segment from a brilliant Haydn lesson with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
Highlights from an interview and video lessons with one of today’s great interpreters of Prokofiev, Barbara Nissman.
From an interview I did with my former teacher Jerome Lowenthal at one of my first productions with Tonebase.
Part of a very special interview I did with Leon Fleisher for Tonebase Premium a few months before his passing.