Sunday September 18 2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week we had the pleasure at the pianists Studio Class of being visited by Jan Dani\u00ebls, a former student of mine through the Culture School in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s and also an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Jan is now in Paris to begin his new education at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris \u2013 Alfred Cortot in the 17th arrondissement, and the program he performed for us was part of his first audition at the school. Jan’s works performed for us consisted of Beethoven Sonata in E minor opus 90, Skryabin’s Fourth Sonata and a smaller piece by Medtner, \u201cAlla Reminiscenza\u201d from Forgotten Melodies I, op. 38 nr. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan impressed with very fine interpretations, great temperament and exquisite tonal treatment. It’s great fun as a teacher to hear victories won over the years since we last saw each other in the classroom, and of course his visit brought back many fond memories for both of us from the time we worked together regularly. We managed to exchange a few words together, and Jan so wisely said that it is fascinating how a comment made by a teacher many years ago, suddenly can appear and provide a solution to a technical problem or a musical question, like a seed that lay dormant all of a sudden starts to sprout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guest visit was very much appreciated by my piano students, who here received an example at “home” of how someone can sound that is on his way abroad for further studies at an advanced level. By chance, on the precise same day my friend V\u00e9ronique Fellay came to visit V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, and she absolutely wanted to listen to the joint lesson. She lives in Switzerland and sometimes goes to nearby music festivals such as Verbier, and she was delighted to find not only similar intensity, but also the occasionally humorous and warm atmosphere that can be present at a good masterclass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A big thank you to Jan for the guest performance, or rather the return(!) to V\u00e4ster\u00e5s castle, and the very best wishes for the continued studies in Paris!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f6ndag 18 september 2022 G\u00e4stbes\u00f6k vid gemensam lektion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I veckan hade vi gl\u00e4djen att vid pianisternas gemensamma lektion f\u00e5 bes\u00f6k av Jan Dani\u00ebls, tidigare elev till mig via Kulturskolan i V\u00e4ster\u00e5s och tillika alumn fr\u00e5n Kungliga Musikh\u00f6gskolan i Stockholm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan \u00e4r idag p\u00e5 plats i Paris f\u00f6r att p\u00e5b\u00f6rja sin nya utbildning vid Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris \u2013 Alfred Cortot i 17:e arrondissementet, och programmet som framf\u00f6rdes f\u00f6r oss \u00e4r en del av hans f\u00f6rsta provspelning vid skolan. Jans program f\u00f6r oss bestod av Beethoven Sonat i E-moll opus 90, Skryabins Fj\u00e4rde Sonat och ett mindre stycke av Medtner, \u201cAlla Reminiscenza\u201d fr\u00e5n Gl\u00f6mda Melodier I, op. 38 nr. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan imponerade med mycket fina tolkningar, stort temperament och uts\u00f6kt klangbehandling. Det \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt roligt som l\u00e4rare att f\u00e5 h\u00f6ra segrar som vunnits under \u00e5ren som g\u00e5tt sedan man s\u00e5gs senast i lektionsrummet, och s\u00e5klart var det m\u00e5nga fina minnen som kom tillbaka f\u00f6r oss b\u00e5da fr\u00e5n tiden vi arbetade regelbundet tillsammans. Vi hann s\u00e5klart v\u00e4xla n\u00e5gra ord tillsammans, och Jan sa s\u00e5 klokt att det \u00e4r fascinerande hur en kommentar som en l\u00e4rare gav f\u00f6r m\u00e5nga \u00e5r sedan helt pl\u00f6tsligt kan dyka upp och ge en l\u00f6sning p\u00e5 ett tekniskt problem eller en musikalisk fr\u00e5ga, som ett fr\u00f6 som legat och v\u00e4ntat och helt pl\u00f6tsligt b\u00f6rjar gro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n G\u00e4stbes\u00f6ket var v\u00e4ldigt uppskattat av mina studenter som h\u00e4r fick ett prov p\u00e5 \u201dhemmaplan\u201d fr\u00e5n n\u00e5gon som \u00e4r p\u00e5 v\u00e4g utomlands f\u00f6r fortsatta studier p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5. Av en slump s\u00e5 kom ocks\u00e5 samma dag min v\u00e4n V\u00e9ronique Fellay p\u00e5 bes\u00f6k till V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, och hon ville g\u00e4rna lyssna p\u00e5 den gemensamma lektionen. Hon \u00e4r bosatt i Schweiz och brukar ibland g\u00e5 p\u00e5 n\u00e4rliggande musikfestivaler som tex. Verbier, och hon var mycket glad att \u00e5terfinna inte bara liknande intensitet utan ocks\u00e5 den stundtals humoristiska och varma st\u00e4mningen som kan infinna sig n\u00e4r en masterclass blir riktigt bra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ett stort tack till Jan f\u00f6r g\u00e4stspelet, eller snarare \u00e5terkomsten(!) till V\u00e4ster\u00e5s slott, och det allra varmaste lyck\u00f6nskningar f\u00f6r de fortsatta studierna i Paris!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n Om Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n