Alexander and Buono Foundation

06/01/2026

🎹🏛️ 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 & 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🎹🏛️

What does real preparation for Carnegie Hall look like — from the inside?

Nana Miyoshi documented every step of her journey toward her May 3rd solo, and the result is one of the most honest and instructive accounts of artistic preparation we've ever seen. The practice sessions. The pressure. The small breakthroughs that only happen in the quiet hours no one else sees.

Now the most-read "Road to Carnegie Hall" entries from her blog are available as a free downloadable collection — exclusively for subscribers to her newsletter.

➡️ Sign up at: nanamiyoshi.com/newslettersignup

If you teach, perform, or simply want to understand what true dedication to the craft looks like, we cannot recommend this highly enough.

05/07/2026

05/03/2026

🎹✨ SEE YOU AT CARNEGIE HALL ✨🎹
Here’s a special message from Nana Miyoshi to today’s attendees. Stay tuned for updates later today from today’s recital.

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𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧?

There are three ways: (1) Attend Nana’s Carnegie Hall debut (limited seats remain), (2) Receive a signed limited-edition hardcover book, or (3) Attend + receive the book

Visit nanamiyoshi.com for additional details.

Studio7 Barry Alexander Cosmo D Buono NANA MIYOSHI, PIANO | Solo Recital Debut at Carnegie Hall

05/03/2026

🎹✨ 1 DAY UNTIL CARNEGIE HALL ✨🎹

As part of today’s daily countdown reflection, we asked Nana Miyoshi:

It's the day before Carnegie — describe exactly how you're feeling right now in one word, and then tell us why.

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𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧?

There are three ways: (1) Attend Nana’s Carnegie Hall debut (limited seats remain), (2) Receive a signed limited-edition hardcover book, or (3) Attend + receive the book

Visit nanamiyoshi.com for additional details.

Studio7 Cosmo D Buono Barry Alexander NANA MIYOSHI, PIANO | Solo Recital Debut at Carnegie Hall Alexander & Buono International

05/01/2026

In case you missed it, pianist Anna Shelest is featured in an upcoming episode of The Piano Pod, premiering next Tuesday, May 5 at 8:00 PM ET.

Ahead of the episode, The Piano Pod has published a companion Substack essay — Music as Testimony: Anna Shelest and the Sound of Kharkiv — exploring her latest album and the deeper currents that run through her artistry.

Follow the link to dive in:
thepianopod.substack.com/p/meet-our-guest-anna-shelest-concert

Cosmo D Buono Barry Alexander The Piano Pod Anna Shelest Alexander & Buono International

04/30/2026