Twitter Activity – Apr 30, 2013
The Chilly Gonzales “Collaborators” video was released today to much Tweeting and Re-Tweeting. The graph is but a sample of the day’s activity, which was too large to comfortably fit in a single graph. That news, combined with the first of two sold-out shows in London led to one the most active …
Read MoreSolo Piano III & IV
With 13 dates left in his Spring European tour (and more dates in Summer), Chilly Gonzales was interviewed by “Sud Ouest” (South West), which covers news for 50 towns and villages in regional France.
In the interview, Gonzales reveals that, for him, the best way to connect with rappers …
Read MoreMaster Class!
Starting with its inventor Franz Liszt, master classes provide students (professional and amateur alike) an opportunity to learn and be inspired by an accomplished concert performer. Many concertgoers have had an impromptu piano lesson (a master class) in the middle of a Gonzales concert, but During …
Read MoreThe Master Remastered
Today is International Chilly Gonzales Day aka Chilly Gonzales’ birthday. We honor His Musical Geniusness by letting others serenade him. Therefore, we compiled a selection of Gonzales fans playing his songs on YouTube. Actually, once you’ve dived deep into the waters of moving Gonzales …
Read MoreLife, Death, and Wolfstein
“I could live in this parking lot; I could be here, and I cannot”
“Parking Lot” from Wolfstein by Son
There’s something to be said about incumbents; the warm robe and worn slippers feeling of comfort and stability that comes with familiarity. But familiarity and conformity have a dark, Faustian side …
Read MoreWorking Holidays
Once passion met profession, the way you earn money doesn’t feel like work in a classical sense anymore and the term “holidays” becomes superfluous. So it is only logical that Chilly Gonzales, between two tours*, doesn’t relax on a Southeast Asian beach getting a …
Read MoreTwitter Activity – Jan 10, 2013
A veritable barrage of Tweets based on the mashable.com interview – mostly user-generated as opposed to retweets.
How One Musician Overcame Apple’s ‘One Hit Wonder’ Effect mashable.com/2013/01/10/chi… via @mashable — chilly gonzales (@chillygonzales) January 10, 2013 Explore …
Read MoreNew York, New York
His first October-scheduled Lincoln Center show in New York was gone with the wind, or better: blown away by superstorm Sandy. Last Friday, it seemed the Weather God still hasn’t turned into a Chilly Gonzales fan. According to numerous tweets, people queued along the street for hours to see …
Read MoreGonzales Singled Out
It’s hard to believe that half a year has passed since Solo Piano II was released, but as a timeless album, it keeps gathering new listeners. New fans may have picked up Solo Piano, Ivory Tower and “The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales” or other albums. With music as good as Gonzales’, there’s a …
Read MoreChilly Gonzales in Cologne
Just imagine you were coeval with Händel or Mozart and wanted to listen to some music. You would only be able to choose from a selection of three possibilities at the most: go to a concert hall, make music yourself or in case you had the privilege of noble birth, enjoy it as part of the courtly …
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