Belgians were flocking to hear a series of concerts by a topflight old pianist who is known to U.S. music lovers chiefly through imported records. His name: Edwin Fischer. White-maned and sturdy ...
He's been playing piano for 80 years after encouragement from his mother. "Ten years old, I started taking music," Barger said. "She said, 'I would like for you to play the piano.'" Every weekend ...
The musical hero of Paris last week was a 27-year-old pianist from Long Branch, N.J. (pop. 23,000) named Julius Katchen. Two thousand filled the Theatre des Champs-Elysees to hear his program of ...
a 14-year-old pianist who uses Braille scores to learn his repertoire, a 26-year-old cellist who believes his musical skills are sharpened by his autism, and a 16-year-old pianist with Escobar ...
The 27-year-old pianist serves as president of Japan National Orchestra Co., which he founded for young musicians with DMG Mori Co., a major machine tool manufacturer. The two were brought ...
He’s been playing piano for 80 years after encouragement from his mother. “Ten years old, I started taking music,” Barger said. “She said, ‘I would like for you to play the piano.'” ...