Andrew Appel, is an award winning harpsichordist, fortepianist, chamber musician, writer and educator who began his career as a soloist. In 1986 he founded the Four Nations Ensemble and has focused a career on chamber music for the last three decades. #
Dr. Appel has written for Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Magazine, and scholarly journals. He serves as President of the Board of Trustees of Chamber Music America and is presently working on several comprehensive arts-in-education programs on the East Coast and in New Orleans. #
Dr. Appel took part in the PhD program at CUNY with Barry Brook and Gustav Reese as mentors but abandoned a career in academia to continue work as a soloist and was awarded his DMA at the Juilliard School working with Brook and Albert Fuller. He also holds an artists first prize diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerpen where he studied with Kenneth Gilbert. #


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Your report gives me another perspective on Texas. The arts really do bring us all together. Bravo!Andrew Appel on Playing the Texan Palace
Dear Evelyn How good to hear from you and go get this lovely response. Best for the season to you.. ...Evelyn Simon on Playing the Texan Palace
Hi Andrew, What a fascinating and joyful report. Thanks for writing it. All the best, EvelynFranklin Chen on Court and Concert, notes to a program
Thanks for sharing the background descriptions and music clips! I'm not going to make it to the concert this time...Clare on Court and Concert, notes to a program
This looks so delicious, Andy! I so wish I could be there. I know it will be fabuloso.Andrew Appel on Francois Couperin: The beginning of a long look.
HI Charlie The harpsichord is a 1991 Rutkowski and Robinette copy of a Ruckers, the original having been enlarged (petit ravalement)...Charlie Brink on Francois Couperin: The beginning of a long look.
Hi A, Congratulations on both the recording and the blog! Which harpsichord is that on Les Regrets? Sounds beautiful. CharlieJohn Steinmetz on Francois Couperin: The beginning of a long look.
Thank you for this beautiful writing and playing, Andy.Stephen Hamilton on Francois Couperin: The beginning of a long look.
sounds ravishing...can't wait to hear the rest.Martin Perry on Francois Couperin: The beginning of a long look.
Andy, this is truly wonderful writing about music to accompany what I already know is an exquisite performance. Is there...