The Department of Music at Princeton University

My latest recording, on Naxos’ new Grand Piano Label, focuses on the Baroque and Classical forms that Saint-Saëns loved recasting into more Romantic realms, and transformed via his dynamic, imaginative and ingenious ideas. My program opens with his Allegro d'après le 3e Concerto, Op. 29, a brilliant solo piano arrangement of the opening movement of Saint-Saëns' Third Piano Concerto. This is followed by his 4 movement Suite pour le Piano, Op. 90, opening with a Prelude & Fugue, and including

By Ken Smith MusicalAmerica.com June 12, 2012 Watch the Video   BEIJING – Even without their avian associations, “the Egg” looked a lot like “the Bird’s Nest” last week as 40 singers, ages 18 to 32, gathered at China’s National Center for the Performing Arts for Plácido Domingo’s Operalia competition. “This is like the Olympic Games for opera singers,” said Domingo Sunday night (June 10), driving home the sports referen

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