Stuart Isacoff is a pianist, composer and writer, and the founding editor of the magazine "Piano Today," A winner of the prestigious ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing about music, he is a frequent contributor to "The Wall Street Journal" and many music periodicals. Mr. Isacoff is a featured lecturer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where his series is entitled "The Language Of Music." He has given lectures and piano performances at many venues here and abroad, including The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Verbier Festival and Academy, The Gina Bachau