Competition Preparations in Paris Yveline Ciazynski, January 21, 2020 Alan returns several times to Paris over the next months to work with pianists who will compete in the Nikolai Rubinstein Competition at the Conservatoire Slave de Musique in Bagnolet. We look forward to exciting, intense high-level work on these visits. read more
Two new translations Milos Yankovitch, May 28, 2019 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! Stay tuned for publication dates... read more
Alan's fourth book: Play the Piano with Your Whole Self Alan Fraser, May 28, 2019 Like all my earlier books, this one is taking 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. Hoping to have it ready by late 2020. 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.
EPTA Netherlands Journal Interview Sophia Cholich, January 27, 2020 Alan gave an interview in the July/August 2019 issue of the EPTA Netherlands Journal, Thera Klassen asking the questions. In it he speaks of Feldenkrais and piano, gives a new explanation of the pleasures and pitfalls of arm weight technique, introduces Pianimals, his new book for children soon to be published. For the whole article, read more Scott McBride-Smith Clavier Companion magazine 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
