Leon Fleisher, 1928-2020

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03 August 2020, 05:13 PM

jon-nyc

Leon Fleisher, 1928-2020

Very glad to have seen him just last year, at his 90th birthday celebration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0...n-fleisher-dead.html

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03 August 2020, 06:20 PM

BeeLady

I heard this on the radio and they played some of his music.

My teacher had me learn a bit of a piece to help strengthen my left hand and realize that music didn't alway need two.

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03 August 2020, 07:50 PM

Piano*Dad

Fleischer was the judge of the final round of the last piano competition P*S entered as a senior in high school. Alas, he didn't make the final round.

04 August 2020, 05:42 AM

jon-nyc

I saw his last concert at Carnegie Hall (it may well have been his last concert period).

It was early 2019.

His Carnegie Hall debut was in March of 1944. 75 years earlier. Germans still occupied Normandy.

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04 August 2020, 07:41 PM

Piano*Dad

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
I saw his last concert at Carnegie Hall (it may well have been his last concert period).

It was early 2019.

His Carnegie Hall debut was in March of 1944. 75 years earlier. Germans still occupied Normandy.

A cool memory to have.