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@MariaPianist
Feb 29, 20204 min read
An Imperial Stage, a Mariinsky Fairytale
Turning off onto the embankment of the Fontanka the hubbub of Saint Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospekt almost immediately melts away. In that...
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@MariaPianist
Feb 26, 20206 min read
His or Her Song?
Mikhail Lermontov was perhaps the most esteemed Russian Romantic poet of the Golden Age after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. ...
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@MariaPianist
Feb 25, 20202 min read
A Saint Petersburg Debut!
An afternoon personal guided-excursion of the city to calm the nerves and help settle the mind from yesterday's day of masterclasses; a...
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@MariaPianist
Feb 23, 20207 min read
British-Russian Crossroads: Exchanges of Words & Music
No cultural exchange is complete without a good get-together for some direct and honest conversations. This is why when planning for...
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@MariaPianist
Feb 19, 20202 min read
To Hit, or not to hit…
Words are pretty important. The English adage – ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ – sums up their power in much the same way as...
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@MariaPianist
Feb 9, 20204 min read
To Russia, with Song!
In just a few days I'll be travelling to Russia to perform as a soloist, with some wonderful colleagues... and with reinforcements! Back...
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