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Fran Wilson

Fran Wilson

Strange Meeting

The internet is a curious place. It has its dark corners and cul-de-sacs, where toxicity lurks, fuelled by feuds and conspiracy theories…

Oct 9, 2021

Strange Meeting

Oct 9, 2021

Fran Wilson

The self-coached musician

It may surprise you to learn that Austrian cyclist Anna Kiesenhofer, who won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics women’s road race, is an…

Sep 24, 2021

The self-coached musician

Sep 24, 2021

Fran Wilson

The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces

It was perhaps inevitable that pianist and writer Susan Tomes would turn her attention eventually to the extraordinarily broad repertoire…

Sep 17, 2021

The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces

Sep 17, 2021

Fran Wilson

The Writings on the Score

As a writer, the marks I make on paper, or via the word-processing programme on my laptop, are the outward signifiers of my creativity…

Sep 10, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

Fran Wilson

Do we still need music critics?

Critic

May 1, 2020

Do we still need music critics?

May 1, 2020

Fran Wilson

Strange Days

On Friday 13th March (yes, I know, ominous….), I sent an email to one of my musician clients attaching a rather classy flyer I’d designed…

Mar 22, 2020

Mar 22, 2020

Fran Wilson

Expectations

Thoughts on motherhood and music

Mar 7, 2020

pianist Yuja Wang (picture by Julia Weseley)

Mar 7, 2020

Fran Wilson

‘Healing’ — Garreth Broke

The therapeutic properties of music are well-documented and studies show time and time again how listening to and playing music can heal…

Mar 3, 2020

‘Healing’ — Garreth Broke

Mar 3, 2020

Fran Wilson

The piano is a piece of furniture

Piano

Dec 23, 2019

The piano is a piece of furniture

Dec 23, 2019

Fran Wilson

What does it mean to be “a pianist”?

Pianists do not devote their lives to their instrument simply because they like music….there has to be a genuine love simply of the…

Dec 16, 2019

What does it mean to be “a pianist”?

Dec 16, 2019

Fran Wilson

Fran Wilson

Fran Wilson is The Cross-Eyed Pianist. Blogger, concert reviewer, pianist, piano teacher, flâneuse, Burmese cat lover & lapsang souchong drinker.

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