Competition Preparations Yveline Ciazynski, January 21, 2022 Alan had several of his students compete successfully last year - Lili Bogdanova in the Mendelssohn competition, Jan Hugo in the Utrecth Liszt competition, and Yukiko Ono, violin in the Paganini competition, Italy. More competition appearances to come. read more
Two new translations Milos Yankovitch, May 28, 2022 Several of Alan Fraser's works have already been translated: The Craft of Piano Playing in German and Serbian and All Thumbs in French. We are excited to offer several new translations to our European fans. Honing the Pianistic Self-Image has been published in both French and German, in French by Editions Delatour, and the German version by Staccato Verlag, publishers of PianoNews magazine. Meanwhile, All Thumbs is close to completion in German, and The Craft of Piano Playing in French and Italian! Stay tuned for publication dates... read more
Alan's fourth book: Play the Piano with Your Whole Self Alan Fraser, May 28, 2022 Like all my earlier books, this one has taken longer to edit than to write. It's my most ambitious project to date, with whole sections on harpsichord technique, biotensegrity, and infant development of movement skills - all related back to the hand on the keyboard. But now we have good news: the book has been typeset, and we are in the very last stages of proof corrections. It should be released sometime this autumn 2022. read more
Alan Fraser 2020 Recitals Sophia Cholich, April 28, 2019 Due to a car accident, Alan is suffering from a pinched nerve in the neck and right arm and has curtailed his concert activities while it heals.
Pianimals Sophia Cholich, January 27, 2021 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The coronavirus pandemic provided Alan with the opportunity to edit Pianimals, the first piano method based on the Feldenkrais Method, with far more scrutiny than might have been mustered otherwise. The books are now published and many teachers are already using them to transform their studio work - and their own playing as well! Alan's interview with Thera Klassen in the July/August 2019 issue of the EPTA Netherlands introduces Pianimals, and also discusses Feldenkrais and piano, and offers new explanations of the pleasures and pitfalls of arm weight technique. For the whole article, contact Thera Klaassen. read more
New version of pianotechnique.org Alan Fraser, December 28, 2020 Meet Jovan Haji-Djuric, creator of pianotechnique.org and wizard designer of this site. Jovan has just completely re-coded pianotechnique.org, a mammoth job that has reaped rich rewards. The site is much more user-friendly, more easily navigable, and more easily curatable. read more
