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  • International Piano Masterclass

    12:11, 21st May 2021   Thomas de Hartmann specialist Elan Sicroff unlocks the secrets of two nocturnes by the Russian master   The Nocturnes Op 7 No 5 and Op 84 No 1 by Thomas de Hartmann provide a good introduction to his music, bookending his creative work. Before going into detailed discussion about them, however, some…

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  • Bringing the music of Thomas de Hartmann to a wider audience

    by The Cross-Eyed Pianist APRIL 2, 2021 Elan Sicroff is one of the leading interpreters of Thomas de Hartmann’s music and his extensive recording project with the Nimbus label brings de Hartmann’s chamber and solo piano music to a wider audience. Here he talks about the project as well as his own influences and inspirations and…

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  • Why Thomas de Hartmann?

    Thursday, April 1, 2021   Elan Sicroff shines a light on an unfairly neglected composer as a new series of recordings is released on the Nimbus label   Elan Sicroff (photo: Ingrid Pape Sheldon) Jeaneane Dowis, assistant to the famous piano teacher Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School, once said to me that in modern…

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