James Ficca Piano Sevice

04/13/2024

Television was a short-lived band with a massive impact. This is the story of Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, Richard Lloyd and the legacy they left. ***********...

07/14/2023

Steinway & Sons mourns the loss of pianist André Watts. At the age of sixteen, Watts made his debut under Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic in a Young People’s Concert and then substituted for an ailing Glenn Gould two weeks later in performances of Liszt’s E-flat Concerto with the orchestra, launching his career. He would go on to become the first internationally famous Black concert pianist. Watts had a warm, emotionally rich touch at the keyboard, notably immortalized on record in his many interpretations of works by Franz Liszt, a composer in whom Watts took inspiration and perhaps found a Romantic kindred spirit.

06/19/2020

He is one of the most dedicated musicians I have ever known!

04/24/2020

01/05/2019

When Libre’s Law finally passed, Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association told it was an incredible victory for animals. Libre’s Law asserts the protection of animals from neglect and cruelty, and grants felony charges to dog owners who leave their pets out in extreme weather conditions for m...