About Me
Hi, my name is Ben.
I am a research associate for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, working at a lab in Ithaca, NY. At 23 I discovered classical music and it was such a big influence on my life that I made these sites to introduce it to more potential listeners. When I am not working at the lab bench or writing about classical music I also enjoy organic vegetable gardening, hiking in upstate New York, and following the stock market.
Favorite music: Some of my all-time favorite pieces are:
- Shostakovich – Symphony No. 13 ‘Babi Yar’
- Shostakovich – Seven romances on verses by Alexander Blok
- Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 2
- Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 12
- Shostakovich – Symphony no. 15
- Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 2
- Prokofiev – Symphony No. 2
- Prokofiev – Symphony No. 6
- Beethoven – Grosse Fuge
- Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32
- Saint-Saens – Piano Concerto No. 4
