Lecture: Eitan Globerson, piano

Performed by

• Eitan Globerson, piano, Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist

"Bimanual coordination in piano playing: from theory to practice" (or: "Playing piano with both hands: how complicated can it be??")

Piano playing involves highly complex patterns of bimanual coordination. The difficulties involved in performing some of the most challenging pieces in piano repertoire are, in many cases, highly influenced by the complexity of bimanual interaction. While unimanual piano technique has been thoroughly addressed by piano methods throughout the centuries, little systematic approach has been dedicated to formalizing bimanual coordination in piano playing.

The lecture will attempt to address different patterns of bimanual interaction, relying on up-to-date knowledge of brain control of bimanual movement (manifested in the results of human and primate studies). Different subtypes of bimanual movement in piano music will be defined, followed by a discussion of practice techniques suitable for each of those categories. The musical examples will encompass both elementary, as well as some of the most challenging pieces in piano repertoire, demonstrating the efficiency of an analytic and systematic approach to two-hand piano playing.

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Admission is free and open to the public