"Piano Portraits" are a unique blend of piano performance, commentary and visual imagery, exploring the lives of great composers for the keyboard. Not only do we meet the man and artist, we see the reflection of his style in social customs, fashion, art, and literature of the period.

"Piano Portraits" are fully coordinated presentations with continuous visual imagery throughout. Piano performances are integrated into the story line, expanding the subject and giving the music that special intimacy audiences love. Listen to Debussy's "Reflections in the Water" to the visual accompaniment of Monet's "Waterlilies" from the Orangerie in Paris...or perhaps a "Nocturne" of Chopin accompanied by a series of watercolors discovered in the British Museum. See how the grand design of Vienna reaches a climax during Mozart's lifetime. Delve into the paintings of Caspar David Frederich and the drama of German romanticism with the lives of Robert and Clara Schumann. Current Portraits include Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Debussy and Poulenc.

A New Piano Portrait as of June 2007...

VLADIMIR HOROWITZ
His Life and Music

Created for the Southeastern Piano Festival Horowitz Celebration in 2007, this PowerPoint presentation has gathered enthusiastic praise. Drawing upon rare photos and recordings from the Horowitz Collection at Yale University, this Piano Portrait reaches behind the legend of the man and reveals many new aspects of his long career.