Evan Shinners, the charismatic young pianist who was an audience favorite at WQXR's
Beethoven Sonata Marathon in November, has released a video intended to illustrate his experiences with synesthesia.
The video features a hallucinogenic sequence of flashing colors as Shinners romps through a Bach fugue on a creaky upright piano. Synesthesia, the association of colors with particular sounds or harmonies, has been claimed by classical musicians from Liszt and Messiaen to the pianist Helene Grimaud.
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Evan Shinners, the charismatic young pianist who was an audience favorite at WQXR's Beethoven Sonata Marathon in November, has released a video intended to illustrate his experiences with synesthesia.
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