Ching’s Piano Adventures

I was inspired to return to the piano 4 years ago after hearing a 93 year old lady (Patricia) play Schumann’s Arabeske. It was the first time I heard this beautiful piece for the first time and her sensitive touch despite her frail frame just floored me. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a score and start playing it. Since then I couldn’t stop playing the piano several hours a day (after 20 yrs hardly touching it) and have learnt to overcome technical challenges and play at a level I never thought possible. Such is life’s surprise, and never too late!

During Covid I set the goal of doing a Diploma exam as a way of motivating myself to play pieces I love at a decent level. 

• Scarlatti sonata k 426 + k 427
• Mozart Rondo K 511
• Czerny variations on a Theme by Rode Op 33
• Verdi/Liszt  Rigoletto Concert Paraphrase
• Debussy Pagodes from Estampes
• Falla - Spanish Dance no 1 from La Vida Breve

I might have bitten off more than I could chew - as half of this are quite virtuosic in some way. But after 8 months I’m getting somewhere and hope to share some of this with you. 
 

Ching