“This polonaise was written by Chopin as a protest of the invasion of the Russian army to Poland,” explains pianist Mikhail Voskresensky, who will be performing the Polonaise in f Op. 44 at TCU’s Piano Texas Festival in Fort Worth. The work is significant for Voskresensky, who emigrated to the US from his home country… Read more »

“People are worried about approaching classical music, and I think we try our very best to remove that,” says Alex McDonald, Artistic Director of the Basically Beethoven Festival, presented every summer by the Fine Arts Chamber Players. McDonald spoke with WRR’s Amy Bishop about this year’s lineup, which includes some of DFW’s most celebrated classical… Read more »

“It’s sort of like a bonus for me to have one more go,” says pianist Jonathan Biss, referencing the program he’ll perform at his concert during the Piano Texas Festival at TCU on Saturday, June 24th. Biss recently chatted with WRR’s Amy Bishop about his upcoming (and first) visit to Fort Worth, as well as… Read more »

“We’re implicating the viewers in the experience, because the future belongs to everybody…. not just one of us,” explains curator Laurie Ann Farrell, referencing the meaning behind the title of a new exhibition at the African American Museum in Dallas. If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future was curated from the Nando’s… Read more »

“What I adore about Piano Texas is the fact that faculty is in constant contact to the students,” says internationally renowned pianist Fabio Bidini. “It’s a fantastic family with fantastic faculty members, and fantastic outcome for the students.” Bidini is featured in the festival’s Distinguished Artist series through a concert including Clementi’s Op. 40 Sonata… Read more »