Battling childhood injury, physical disability, and lifelong arthritis, legendary American classical pianist Byron Janis exemplifies resilience, proving that even in the face of adversity, one can still soar to heights of success.
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Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, a virtuoso of Chopin and Beethoven who enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with La Scala, died Saturday age 82, the Milan opera house announced.
He had been in poor health in recent years and obliged to cancel some concerts.
-------------------------------- We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
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I finally had a chance to watch the PBS documentary about Janis. I had no idea he had all those problems with his hands.
-------------------------------- We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
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Both were amazing pianists. I remember hearing Pollini's version of the Chopin etudes as a teen and thinking they were perfection - gorgeous sound and an amazing technique.
