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Benjamin Laude

Doctoral candidate Benjamin Laude completed his undergraduate work at Rice University in 2008 and received a master’s degree in piano from Juilliard in 2010. He is studying under Jerome Lowenthal and Matti Raekallio. He is the winner of the 2010 Juilliard Journal Award.

Articles by Benjamin Laude

J.C.O.: An Orchestra of the People

This semester, 33 Juilliard musicians participated in the eight-year-old Juilliard Chamber Orchestra (J.C.O.) under the guidance of alumnus and faculty member Eric Bartlett, culminating in ...

Petschek Award Offers a New York Renewal

With a medal from the Cliburn Competition, a coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a list of orchestra appearances eminent enough to make Herbert von ...

Upside-Down ‘Ode’: Deconstructing Beethoven

Stand inside a piano and play (upside down and backwards) Beethoven's Ninth? Piece of cake for Evan Shinners.

Personifying Music

In his essay “Musical Character(s) in Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas”(2000), Alfred Brendel wrote, “It is the interpreter’s responsibility to play the roles of different characters. Like ...

Managing the Madness in Mamelles

Bohemian Paris in the waning years of World War I: Swarms of artists and other locals scouring the cafes and nightclubs for nocturnal thrills, always ...

Former V.P. Candidate Stresses Resistance, Activism

To cap off Hispanic Heritage Month, grassroots organizer, independent journalist, and hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente visited Juilliard on October 13 to speak about racism, identity, ...

Jeffrey Kahane: Music and the Struggle for the Humane

"Over the years, I have tried my best to bring that sense of moral and ethical purpose to everything I do as a musician," pianist ...

One American’s Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Unlike Guernica, the canvas of the Middle East is still being painted, and we hold the brush.Piano D.M.A. candidate Benjamin Laude spent a week in ...

Bachauer Winners Search for Truth Between the Notes

"The beauty of these pieces is the first and foremost reason I play music," remarked Sean Chen, who, along with Eric Zuber, will be heard ...

Petschek Recitalist Enjoys the Ride

Some demand video games, others beg for ponies. When Gregory DeTurck, the winner of this year's William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award, was old enough ...

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