From my global travels there is a short list of cities that remain as very special places to me, for many different reasons. Prague, in the Czech Republic, is certainly one of them. I had a business there. Prague has been a political, cultural … [Read more...]
“Russian music, like Russian literature, is always excited about something.”
When asked by a Westerner why I came to Russia, I give an MBA sort of answer, all about opportunity and growth, with statistics, etc., and of course that is right. When I am asked by a Russian why I came to Russia, I generally answer, “I like the … [Read more...]
Umi, Princess of the Piano
I love talented kids and they don’t come any more talented than Umi Garrett of Aliso Viejo, CA. I happened to meet Umi and her parents, Steve and Yuriko, after a piano concert in the Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. She said, “I play the … [Read more...]