Originally Posted By eschulzeMD

"For those For those that don't know about this gem of a concert series in the DC area, you should check out:

http://www.downtownpianoworks.com/Events.html

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I am very glad that I did, thanks to eschulzeMD. You can check it out yourself.

My husband, 3 children and I attended the concert by Alon Goldstein on Friday at the Downtown Piano Works series. We were totally astounded both by his playing and thoughtful comments on each piece. We have to say that it was in the top three solo piano concerts we have ever seen! Who would have thought we could experience that in a small venue in Frederick. If anyone else from Piano World was there, please tell us your thoughts.

Erika

Just an update. We saw Amit Peled's concert there, and he was truly amazing. The room was perfect for Cello and piano, and the tone of the 1689 Andreas Guarneri Cello was unbelievable. The CFIIIS was played by Eliza Ching with such finesse as to not overpower the Cello. We are going to be out of town and will miss Thomas Pandolfi, unfortunately, but will be back for as many of the other concerts as we can. Just a beautiful concert series. FYI

"Seeker" from this forum just sent me the program from the upcoming free concert at Downtown Piano Works and it looks marvelous. Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Godowsky, Mendelsohnn...I just looked and the concerts through the year's end and they look amazing with Alon Goldtein returning (my favorite), Amit Peled, Enrico Elisi:

http://www.downtownpianoworks.com/events.html

This really reminds me of what Cathy Harl used to do!

Disclaimer On: I've played in this series myself.
Disclaimer Off:

This is the only place I know anywhere near me in the USA where I can hear other good pianists play in an intimate setting on a fine instrument (currently a gorgeous C7 from Yamaha's concert reserve). In these times when recitals for small audiences are not comercially feasible, it's great that Downtown Piano Works provides the venue and the instrument for making and hearing piano music in this way.

There are 2 concerts planned for the last week of September and the first week of October respectively - Enrico Elisi in an all Mozart program and Alon Goldstein in a mixed program.
I plan on being in the audience for both of them.

I played a 2nd concert in the series in early August to a packed house. On the program were a baker's dozen works from "The Golden Age of the Piano" including some rarely heard pieces by Edouard Schutt and Godowsky's Gb Major Etude, "Nocturne", based on Chopin's Op.10 # 7.

I found the audience wonderfully appreciative and responsive to my playing and spoken commentary, and playing the aforementioned C7 was a delight. The piano felt great, and to my ears it sounded fine too.

Come on out and join me at the next concert and help keep the small piano recital alive in the 21st century.