Favorite piano music quotes

December 20, 2010

Filed under: Pianists

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Le concert, c’est moi. (The concert, it is I)”

– Franz Liszt, pianist/composer

“I am sitting in the smallest room in my house. I have your review in front of me. Soon it will be behind me.”

– Max Reger, composer

“It is not a profession to be a pianist and musician. It is a philosophy, a conception of life that cannot be based on good intentions or natural talent. First and foremost there must be a spirit of sacrifice.”

New Piano Mp3s

April 11, 2009

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Choose from any one these piano music mp3s performed Wnukowski.
You can download each file directly onto your computer.

This page is especially designed for the upcoming Chopin year of 2010.

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New Piano Videos Uploaded

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Finally, listen to exciting new piano videos by Daniel Wnukowski
or subscribe to our YouTube channel for even more great clips.

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My new piano

April 7, 2009

Filed under: Diary Entries

Taken from the old website. Original post date: June 5, 2005

Recently I purchased a new concert grand piano. I was extremely picky about finding an instrument that would match all my needs. I am one of those notorious customers that will spend hours trying a product only to say “I’ll think about it” at the end.

Jumping off a cliff – Great Pianists

Filed under: Diary Entries

Taken from the old website. Original post date: June 19, 2005

I’ll start with an old Jewish joke:
A man was walking in the mountains just enjoying the scenery when he stepped too close to the edge of the mountain and started to fall. In desperation he reached out and grabbed a limb of a gnarly old tree hanging onto the side of the cliff. Full of fear he assessed his situation.

Power of Curiosity

Filed under: Diary Entries

Taken from the old website. Original post date: August 15, 2005

Curiosity is a virtue of paramount importance for the musician. Unfortunately, many schools teach the opposite. Many schools stress the importance of knowledge or the act of appearing erudite in an otherwise ignorant world. However, it is curiosity which enabled us to learn thousands of new words per year as children, it is curiosity which fueled our dreams of becoming wealthy and powerful as teenagers, and it is curiosity which led to the achievement of some of the greatest inventions of mankind.

Move to California

Filed under: Diary Entries

Taken from the old website. Original post date: April 26, 2006

Every so often, I am stimulated to write diary entries not so joyous. And let me share with you a short reflection based on a time where I had truly lost it all…

Photo Gallery

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View an online gallery of pianist Daniel Wnukowski’s most memorable blog photos.

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San Diego Review

March 25, 2009

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A review of the pianist Daniel Wnukowski after a concert in San Diego, CA.

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Buenos Aires

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A review of the pianist Daniel Wnukowski from the Buenos Aires Herald after a successful debut concert.

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