Heidelberg Piano

Dear friends of piano music,  I have discovered a treasure within myself that I had not detected before, an unexpectedly rich heritage that has taken me completely by surprise. I'm a romantic person, so I've always been very happy to have Polish roots, most likely, because that connects me to Chopin, whom I love so much. And now I have actually discovered him in my pedigree, although not in that of my physical relatives, but in my artistic - pianistic ancestral line. My most important piano teacher studied in Paris with Alfred Cortot, Cortot had studied with Emile Decombes, and this Monsieur Decombes happend to be a student of Chopin!. How much I actually owe to this teacher, how many unusual and fruitful suggestions I received, I realize only now, after all these years, when the seeds are finally beginning to sprout. At that time he almost despaired of me, I was a terrible student, I admire him for the patience he had with me. But that's not all. Two other important teache...