Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.
It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.
Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.
We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end.