Frances Wilson is a UK-based pianist, piano teacher, music reviewer and blogger on music and pianism as ‘The Cross-Eyed Pianist’. A keen concert-goer, Frances has been a regular reviewer for international concert and opera listings site Bachtrack.com. She has contributed many articles on various aspects of piano playing for ‘Pianist’ magazine’s online content, and has written guest articles for a number of classical music websites around the world. She has acted as a syllabus consultant for the London College of Music and has written teaching notes for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music piano syllabus (2019-20). Frances has also appeared on BBC Radio Three’s ‘Music Matters’ programme to discuss the role of music criticism and the effect of the internet and social media on writing about classical music today.
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Contributed Posts
Jan 3, 2017 Rewiring turns “I Can’t” into “I Can”
Dec 22, 2016 V is for Virtuoso
Dec 6, 2016 Mysteries of the Sustain Pedal
Nov 29, 2016 Gesture in Piano Playing, Part 2
Nov 22, 2016 Gesture in Piano Playing, Part 1
Nov 17, 2016 Are concerts “too long”?
Nov 10, 2016 “Through discipline comes freedom” (Aristotle)
Oct 25, 2016 Life Inside the Gilded Cage
Oct 19, 2016 Pianos, old and new
Oct 11, 2016 Let’s celebrate the elite in classical music