Welcome to the newest episode of Tuesday Conversation with Friends. Today I have the privilege to have International Concert Pianist Laurent Boukobza with me.   In today's conversation, we open with his performance of Chopin's Etude in C# Minor (Op. 10 #4).  Today's offering is a chat about the making of a concert pianist. How he started as a precocious little boy in Paris, France, where's he's been, who he is today and his philosophy on teaching and the lifelong work of a concert pianist. We also get to hear Debussy’s Clair de Lune, the grand ending of Liszt's "Apres une lecture de Dante" and to finish with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement (47:44) in its entirety at the end.    Laurent Boukobza’s Bio:   A Parisian native, Laurent Boukobza is a prize-winner of many international competitions, including First Prize in Piano and Chamber Music from the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris and from the prestigious International Academy Maurice Ravel in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. A recording artist with many CDs, Laurent tours widely in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. His teachers included Catherine Collard, Germaine Mounier, Yvonne Loriod, and Michel Beroff.  Laurent is in the process of recording the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven's Piano Sonatas endorsed by a major record label, releasing at the end of 2022.   Your Hostess: Shirley Wang, Operatic Soprano, Pianist, Educator, International Best Selling Author, and Content Creator.   Additional ways to stay updated with Tuesday Conversation with Friends:  Twitter:@SG_MusicStudio Clubhouse: @MsShirleyWang Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SimpleGiftsMusicStudio  Instagram: @Simple.Gifts.Music.Studio   YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/TuesdayConversationWithFriends To stay in touch with the featured guest: Laurent's Instagram: @laurentboukobza_pianist  Laurent's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurentBoukobzaPianistandTeacher/featured  Links to Complete Performances on YouTube:  Chopin's Etude in C# Minor: https://youtu.be/pm-kslxT6OE  Debussy’s Clair de Lune https://youtu.be/ptJs3T8XEdI Liszt's Apres une lecture de Dante: https://youtu.be/erQa8_V_wgI  Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement Tutorial + Performance: https://youtu.be/c3XA27LhXNs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shirley-wang6/message