It’s been 2 months since I was supposed to restart piano lessons with my teacher, Denise (who’s taught me since I was 5), but she has spent most of the intervening period in hospital—including Christmas and New Year, which must have been thoroughly depressing for her. However, she’s now out and this evening I had my first lesson. Didn’t actually do a lot of playing, but I’m going to be working towards the ABRSM Diploma so had to choose some pieces. Mostly picked stuff I’ve not played before but I’ll play a couple of Scarlatti sonatas that I started learning 3.5 years ago, and also Khachaturian’s Toccata which is possibly my favourite piano piece ever (of those I can actually play). Some wacky random contemporary pieces (very short), a Beethoven sonata (haven’t got the music yet) and a Brahms rhapsody (I don’t usually like the Romantics, but this is sufficiently crashy to keep me happy) should complete the setlist to give a nicely balanced programme for a 35-minute recital.

I’m looking forward to this! :-)

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