Vidhi B.

Being trained under Dr Surojeet Chatterji, (LrSM and the first indian to have recieved a full soviet scholarship by the then prime minister of India.), (Alumnus of the Moscow Conservatory, Aspirantura highest degree conferred on him by Russia, 1982).
I have learned from him the minutes of Russian school of piano playing, viz the method focus on an overall development of a pianist, enabling him to play and learn through physical and emotional involvement of the mind and body. Very few teachers give attention to piano performance and presentation while teaching. And hence, the student learns the theoretical aspect of music but often lacks the skills to present them to a crowd. And music, is meant to arouse one's soul and the touch the heart of the audience leaving them speechless. It can only be achieved through a high level of focus and technique while balancing the theoretical knowledge and practical performance skills, that I impart through the curriculum I teach.
Lastly, to captivate any audience while performing piano a lot depends on how you present it rather than what you choose to present.
Having the experience of performing western classical music to a western audience in countries like, Poland, Russia, France, Switzerland, Austria gives me the correct edge of imparting the same performance oriented knowledge to my students.