The chess world was shaken a few months back by what seemed to be a scandal: a quickly emerging player managed to beat the world champion quickly and convincingly. Rumors, partially verified data, and accusations were executed along with legal actions later. Could the young winner have used some calculating apparatus equipped with the latest […]
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Piano Competitions in the Future.
This magnificent instrument called ‘the piano’ can become nothing less than a mystic hyper-computer using mathematical equations and sonic designs, carrying us into the very soul of the creator: the performer, composer, and even God himself. Some say that if we were ‘open’ enough, we would be able to touch the soul of some of […]
Failing Competitions
Some prominent music critics and commentators worldwide have complained lately that the significant piano competitions have fallen behind: weak sponsorship, even weaker attendance, and nonexistent coverage by the mainstream media. One of the easiest excuses is that the ‘public ‘needs to be cultivated more and that around 2% of the population follows classical music. This […]
GATE KEEPERS
Imagine you need to urgently contact someone ‘important’ for a matter of mutual significance although you have never met. Chances are, you would try to contact him at work for two reasons: First, this is where you would find him during regular hours (and you want to make contact only during those hours; otherwise, it […]
Auctioning Money Bills
I love auctions. I first fell in love with them in Paris, but it was more because I was 24 and the auctioneer holding the hammer was a famous top model. But giving it time, I fell in love with the process: A rare item of value presented, open to debate in the most Darwinian […]
Can truth deceive?
As if group sports, their intricate tactics, and the mechanisms behind the sports betting industry were not complex or interesting enough, there is a new factor in that particular block now with the potential to affect various business sectors: VAR.In detail, Video Assistant Referee. We have all seen it in high-profile football or basketball matches: […]
Relentless
The title of this short article describes what you ought to be or need to become to succeed in your desired field. More so if your current ecosystem does not support you by providing a chance. Sometimes if we work hard enough, possess a bit of talent, are adequately focused, pretty well trained, and consistent […]
Demonizing Negativity
After decades of strict schooling, almost inhuman methods, and awful pedagogical approaches, experts worldwide have turned all kinds of special-forces training into a cheerful playground. An extreme reaction against years of authoritarian oppression by the Herr Doktors of our world? A natural switch of the pendulum to the other side? No matter. To succeed now, […]