How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.

How best to experience a superlative performance? Sit on your hands. Because it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.

On the anniversary of Frédéric Chopin’s birth (March 1, 1810), Yundi Li plays the Ballade No. 4 in F minor. Too bad about the premature applause. The performance is dramatic, elegant, and altogether something special. If people would only listen…