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From age 3 to 33, pianist to wow audiences
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly When he was three years old, 30 years ago in Minneapolis, young Reed Tetzloff started picking out tunes

Meet pianist Carter Johnson of the Grand Piano series
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly If Harry Potter were a tousled redhead, Carter Johnson could have been him for Halloween. Instead, after three

Behind the sugar plums
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a certain Tchaikovsky chestnut. It is, of course, the classic tale of

Natasha Paremski Channels Composers’ Visions
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Globe-trotting pianist Natasha Paremski doesn’t take vacations. “If you love what you do,” she said, “you’re powered by

Grand Piano Series celebrates 10 years with 10 concerts
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series, led by President and Artistic Director Milana Strezeva, is celebrating 10 years with 10 crowd-rousing

Soukhovetski, Lanyi interweave art forms
by Sue Wade What happens when you roll a Fazioli grand, the Ferrari of pianos, into Naples’ preeminent showcase of contemporary art, place a brilliant

Keys to success
Keys to success Harriet Howard Heithaus for The Naples Press Piano series weathers 10 tough years Concert pianist Milana Strezeva and her husband, Raniero

Teaching while performing
Teaching while performing Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series is willing to bet you’ve never had a music appreciation course as engaging as

Grand Piano Series treats locals again
Grand Piano Series treats locals again Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series has ended its regular season but, once again, it isn’t taking

Immersed in Chopin
Immersed in Chopin Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Inner calm, sensitivity, fluidity, poetry, magic and even risk-taking have all been used to describe the rapt

World-class pianist summons ‘Angels & Demons’ for Grand Piano Series audience
World-class pianist summons ‘Angels & Demons’ for Grand Piano Series audience Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Given that he’s performed from the futuristic Harpa concert

Anna Geniushene: Cliburn virtuoso conveys complexity with golden simplicity
Cliburn virtuoso conveys complexity with golden simplicity Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series ushers in Valentine’s Day with a firecracker pianist whom critics

Grand Piano Series celebrates spring with international superstars
Sue Wade for Happenings Magazine Grand Piano Series ushers in Valentine’s Day with a firecracker pianist whom critics note for her “powerhouse sound, forceful musical

Trio Bohémo: Renowned Prague piano trio plays as if one
Trio Bohémo: Renowned Prague piano trio plays as if one Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Shortly after forming in 2019, the Czech violin/cello/piano group Trio

Grand Piano Series rings in year with global superstars
Grand Piano Series rings in year with global superstars Sue Wade for Happenings Magazine The birth of a world-renowned piano trio doesn’t normally require lockdown

Rising stars shine
Rising stars shine Sue Wade for Florida Weekly ‘Sense and Sensibility’ pairs twin talents in Grand Piano Series concert Tension between practicality (sense) and passion

Grand Piano Series receives $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation
Grand Piano Series receives $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. Grand Piano Series Shares Love of Music with Children and Seniors Grand Piano Series

Playing through pain
Playing through pain Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Today, Polina Osetinskaya is an outspoken, internationally acclaimed pianist, but it wasn’t exactly her idea at first.

Grand Piano Series moves into Artis—Naples
Grand Piano Series moves into Artis—Naples Harriet Howard Heithaus for The Naples Press The Grand Piano Series, a seasonal wanderer that has moved from everywhere

Third Narrative Musicale plumbs depths of piano and performance
Third Narrative Musicale plumbs depths of piano and performance Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Two local pianists share a nationality, age, armloads of domestic and

Grand Piano Series and Artis—Naples form grand alliance
Grand Piano Series and Artis—Naples form grand alliance By Sue Wade July 22, 2024 Now entering its ninth season, Grand Piano Series, led by President

Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation
Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation. Grand Piano Series is pleased to announce it has received a $12,000

Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples
Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples By Sue Wade Southwest Florida is alive with performing arts organizations’ 2024-25 season announcements. Most of those

Grand Piano Series’ Narrative Musicale to treat locals to light summer fare
Grand Piano Series’ Narrative Musicale to treat locals to light summer fare Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series has ended its regular season,

Shining stars to illuminate Grand Piano Series season finale
Shining stars to illuminate Grand Piano Series season finale Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series’ season-ending concert promises a mélange of musical experiences

The poetic vision of pianist/transcriber, Florian Noack to perform in Grand Piano Series
The poetic vision of pianist/transcriber, Florian Noack to perform in Grand Piano Series Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Transcription, Florian Noack once said, “is a

Grand Piano Series education director embraces his new neighbors
Grand Piano Series education director embraces his new neighbors Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Juilliard-trained, internationally renowned educator and pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski carries a hefty

Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment

Poet, dramatist, master storyteller
Poet, dramatist, master storyteller Sue Wade for Florida Weekly When 7-year-old Clayton Stephenson’s single mom learned that piano lessons cost only $5 more per hour

Former Naples Philharmonic violinist returns with Callisto Quartet
Former Naples Philharmonic violinist returns with Callisto Quartet Sue Wade for Florida Weekly For Cameron Daly, it was the best of times, in the worst

Pianist protean Slava Gryaznov returns to Grand Piano Series
Pianist protean Slava Gryaznov returns to Grand Piano Series Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Pamela Kuhn of Center Stage described him as a “forever-evolving” pianist

Martín García García, Whirlwind piano virtuoso, touches down in Bonita Springs
Martín García García, Whirlwind piano virtuoso, touches down in Bonita Springs Sue Wade for Florida Weekly One senses in pianist Martín García García a whimsical

A GRAND SEASON
A Grand Season Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series’ 8th season delivers vitality, virtuosos and variety Now in its eighth season, the Grand

Award-winning pianist Ying Li joins the Southwest Florida Symphony for final Masterworks concert of season
Award-winning pianist Ying Li joins the Southwest Florida Symphony for final Masterworks concert of season The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee

Concert pianist Dominic Cheli tells tales of lust and loss
Concert pianist Dominic Cheli tells tales of lust and loss By Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Well-to-do, narcissistic ladies’ man seduces innocent girl on the

Rachel Kudo dances Grand Piano Series into 2023
Rachel Kudo dances Grand Piano Series into 2023 Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Along with “music,” one word would dominate any word cloud describing 35-year-old

Grand Piano Series kicks off riveting 2022-2023 Season
Grand Piano Series kicks off riveting 2022-2023 Season Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Free concerts to calm jangled nerves The Grand Piano Series

Grand Piano Series gets legs, literally, and breathing exercises with Beethoven
Grand Piano Series gets legs, literally, and breathing exercises with Beethoven Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Free concerts to calm jangled nerves The

Sicilian pianist coming to Naples teaches, performs with passion
Sicilian pianist coming to Naples teaches, performs with passion Sue Wade for Florida Weekly It was clear even before he was born that Alessandro Mazzamuto

Grand Piano Series to feature dynamic duo of musical friends
Grand Piano Series to feature dynamic duo of musical friends Sue Wade for Florida Weekly The Grand Piano Series audience will soon experience the rarefied

Manhattan Chamber Players, Milana Strezeva make musical magic
Manhattan Chamber Players, Milana Strezeva make musical magic Sue Wade for The Daily Sun What happens when you put an energetic, all-30-something group like Manhattan

Grand Piano Series debut’s virtuoso Schaghajegh Nosrati
Grand Piano Series debut’s virtuoso Schaghajegh Nosrati This article was originally published by the Florida Weekly Author: Sue Wade It could take more than a

Chelsea Guo makes piano sing for Grand Piano Series
Chelsea Guo makes piano sing for Grand Piano Series by Sue Wade Bonita Springs Florida – November 10, 2021 Now-20-year-old Chelsea Guo challenged herself at

Bonita Springs Area Restaurants for Pre-Concert Dining
Bonita Springs Area Restaurants for Pre-Concert Dining Recommendations by Ivan Seligman Want to enjoy a great Grand Piano Series concert and have a nice dinner

Pianist brings his own keys to Naples
Pianist brings his own keys to Naples Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Trumpet soloists carry their own brass, and violinists their own strings.

From age 3 to 33, pianist to wow audiences
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly When he was three years old, 30 years ago in Minneapolis, young Reed Tetzloff started picking out tunes

Meet pianist Carter Johnson of the Grand Piano series
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly If Harry Potter were a tousled redhead, Carter Johnson could have been him for Halloween. Instead, after three

Behind the sugar plums
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a certain Tchaikovsky chestnut. It is, of course, the classic tale of

Natasha Paremski Channels Composers’ Visions
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Globe-trotting pianist Natasha Paremski doesn’t take vacations. “If you love what you do,” she said, “you’re powered by

Grand Piano Series celebrates 10 years with 10 concerts
Written by Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series, led by President and Artistic Director Milana Strezeva, is celebrating 10 years with 10 crowd-rousing

Keys to success
Keys to success Harriet Howard Heithaus for The Naples Press Piano series weathers 10 tough years Concert pianist Milana Strezeva and her husband, Raniero

Teaching while performing
Teaching while performing Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series is willing to bet you’ve never had a music appreciation course as engaging as

Grand Piano Series treats locals again
Grand Piano Series treats locals again Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series has ended its regular season but, once again, it isn’t taking

Immersed in Chopin
Immersed in Chopin Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Inner calm, sensitivity, fluidity, poetry, magic and even risk-taking have all been used to describe the rapt

World-class pianist summons ‘Angels & Demons’ for Grand Piano Series audience
World-class pianist summons ‘Angels & Demons’ for Grand Piano Series audience Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Given that he’s performed from the futuristic Harpa concert

Anna Geniushene: Cliburn virtuoso conveys complexity with golden simplicity
Cliburn virtuoso conveys complexity with golden simplicity Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series ushers in Valentine’s Day with a firecracker pianist whom critics

Grand Piano Series celebrates spring with international superstars
Sue Wade for Happenings Magazine Grand Piano Series ushers in Valentine’s Day with a firecracker pianist whom critics note for her “powerhouse sound, forceful musical

Trio Bohémo: Renowned Prague piano trio plays as if one
Trio Bohémo: Renowned Prague piano trio plays as if one Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Shortly after forming in 2019, the Czech violin/cello/piano group Trio

Grand Piano Series rings in year with global superstars
Grand Piano Series rings in year with global superstars Sue Wade for Happenings Magazine The birth of a world-renowned piano trio doesn’t normally require lockdown

Rising stars shine
Rising stars shine Sue Wade for Florida Weekly ‘Sense and Sensibility’ pairs twin talents in Grand Piano Series concert Tension between practicality (sense) and passion

Grand Piano Series receives $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation
Grand Piano Series receives $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. Grand Piano Series Shares Love of Music with Children and Seniors Grand Piano Series

Playing through pain
Playing through pain Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Today, Polina Osetinskaya is an outspoken, internationally acclaimed pianist, but it wasn’t exactly her idea at first.

Grand Piano Series moves into Artis—Naples
Grand Piano Series moves into Artis—Naples Harriet Howard Heithaus for The Naples Press The Grand Piano Series, a seasonal wanderer that has moved from everywhere

Third Narrative Musicale plumbs depths of piano and performance
Third Narrative Musicale plumbs depths of piano and performance Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Two local pianists share a nationality, age, armloads of domestic and

Grand Piano Series and Artis—Naples form grand alliance
Grand Piano Series and Artis—Naples form grand alliance By Sue Wade July 22, 2024 Now entering its ninth season, Grand Piano Series, led by President

Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation
Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation. Grand Piano Series is pleased to announce it has received a $12,000

Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples
Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples By Sue Wade Southwest Florida is alive with performing arts organizations’ 2024-25 season announcements. Most of those

Grand Piano Series’ Narrative Musicale to treat locals to light summer fare
Grand Piano Series’ Narrative Musicale to treat locals to light summer fare Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series has ended its regular season,

Shining stars to illuminate Grand Piano Series season finale
Shining stars to illuminate Grand Piano Series season finale Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series’ season-ending concert promises a mélange of musical experiences

The poetic vision of pianist/transcriber, Florian Noack to perform in Grand Piano Series
The poetic vision of pianist/transcriber, Florian Noack to perform in Grand Piano Series Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Transcription, Florian Noack once said, “is a

Grand Piano Series education director embraces his new neighbors
Grand Piano Series education director embraces his new neighbors Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Juilliard-trained, internationally renowned educator and pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski carries a hefty

Poet, dramatist, master storyteller
Poet, dramatist, master storyteller Sue Wade for Florida Weekly When 7-year-old Clayton Stephenson’s single mom learned that piano lessons cost only $5 more per hour

Former Naples Philharmonic violinist returns with Callisto Quartet
Former Naples Philharmonic violinist returns with Callisto Quartet Sue Wade for Florida Weekly For Cameron Daly, it was the best of times, in the worst

Pianist protean Slava Gryaznov returns to Grand Piano Series
Pianist protean Slava Gryaznov returns to Grand Piano Series Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Pamela Kuhn of Center Stage described him as a “forever-evolving” pianist

Martín García García, Whirlwind piano virtuoso, touches down in Bonita Springs
Martín García García, Whirlwind piano virtuoso, touches down in Bonita Springs Sue Wade for Florida Weekly One senses in pianist Martín García García a whimsical

A GRAND SEASON
A Grand Season Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Grand Piano Series’ 8th season delivers vitality, virtuosos and variety Now in its eighth season, the Grand

Award-winning pianist Ying Li joins the Southwest Florida Symphony for final Masterworks concert of season
Award-winning pianist Ying Li joins the Southwest Florida Symphony for final Masterworks concert of season The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee

Concert pianist Dominic Cheli tells tales of lust and loss
Concert pianist Dominic Cheli tells tales of lust and loss By Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Well-to-do, narcissistic ladies’ man seduces innocent girl on the

Rachel Kudo dances Grand Piano Series into 2023
Rachel Kudo dances Grand Piano Series into 2023 Sue Wade for Florida Weekly Along with “music,” one word would dominate any word cloud describing 35-year-old

Grand Piano Series kicks off riveting 2022-2023 Season
Grand Piano Series kicks off riveting 2022-2023 Season Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Free concerts to calm jangled nerves The Grand Piano Series

Grand Piano Series gets legs, literally, and breathing exercises with Beethoven
Grand Piano Series gets legs, literally, and breathing exercises with Beethoven Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Free concerts to calm jangled nerves The

Sicilian pianist coming to Naples teaches, performs with passion
Sicilian pianist coming to Naples teaches, performs with passion Sue Wade for Florida Weekly It was clear even before he was born that Alessandro Mazzamuto

Grand Piano Series to feature dynamic duo of musical friends
Grand Piano Series to feature dynamic duo of musical friends Sue Wade for Florida Weekly The Grand Piano Series audience will soon experience the rarefied

Manhattan Chamber Players, Milana Strezeva make musical magic
Manhattan Chamber Players, Milana Strezeva make musical magic Sue Wade for The Daily Sun What happens when you put an energetic, all-30-something group like Manhattan

Grand Piano Series debut’s virtuoso Schaghajegh Nosrati
Grand Piano Series debut’s virtuoso Schaghajegh Nosrati This article was originally published by the Florida Weekly Author: Sue Wade It could take more than a

Pianist brings his own keys to Naples
Pianist brings his own keys to Naples Harriet Howard Heithaus for Naples Daily News Trumpet soloists carry their own brass, and violinists their own strings.

Soukhovetski, Lanyi interweave art forms
by Sue Wade What happens when you roll a Fazioli grand, the Ferrari of pianos, into Naples’ preeminent showcase of contemporary art, place a brilliant

Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation
Grand Piano Series has received a surprise grant from the Collier Community Foundation. Grand Piano Series is pleased to announce it has received a $12,000

Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples
Grand Piano Series Narrative Musicales come to Artis—Naples By Sue Wade Southwest Florida is alive with performing arts organizations’ 2024-25 season announcements. Most of those

Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Grand Piano Series to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment

Chelsea Guo makes piano sing for Grand Piano Series
Chelsea Guo makes piano sing for Grand Piano Series by Sue Wade Bonita Springs Florida – November 10, 2021 Now-20-year-old Chelsea Guo challenged herself at

Bonita Springs Area Restaurants for Pre-Concert Dining
Bonita Springs Area Restaurants for Pre-Concert Dining Recommendations by Ivan Seligman Want to enjoy a great Grand Piano Series concert and have a nice dinner