Let’s Banish Required Repertoire From Piano Competitions

“Programming is a telling thing, and given free reign [sic], what a pianist chooses to play is often as revealing as the way he/she plays it. … But let us dispense with this traditional notion of the ‘well-rounded’ pianist. … Having a world filled with pianists who can all play the range of repertoire considered ‘standard’ in an inoffensive fashion does nothing to further the musical industry or the art form.”