The Era of Big Has Arrived in San Antonio
Growing up, I didn’t think big. I think a lot of us in San Antonio carry that, whether we realize it or not. I grew up in an inner-city neighborhood where most of my world existed within about a five-block radius. I didn’t get on a plane until I was 18. My life felt small, […]
One Living Room, Countless Bridges: How Musical Bridges Around the World Turned San Antonio Into a Global Music Hub
In 1997, not long after moving from the USSR to San Antonio, I invited my piano professor from Moscow to perform here. But where? With no concert hall at our disposal, friends graciously opened their Hill Country living room for the evening. The response was electric. People packed the space, and before the final note […]