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Offline kaiwin

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Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
on: June 15, 2006, 05:18:35 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice

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Rice started learning French, music, figure skating and ballet at age three[4]. At age 15, she began classes with the goal of becoming a concert pianist. Her plans changed when she realized that she did not play well enough to support herself through music alone. She said that her playing was "pretty good but not great" and that she did not have enough time to devote to practice.[5] (She would later make use of her pianist training to accompany cellist Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms's Violin Sonata in D minor at Constitution Hall in April 2002 for the National Medal of Arts Awards.[6] (Picture of Rice and Yo-Yo Ma). She also played Glenn Gould's piano while meeting with Michaëlle Jean the Governor General of Canada at Rideau Hall on October 25, 2005.[7])

Wow, thats new...

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Offline nolan

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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #1 on: June 16, 2006, 02:44:09 AM
I've seen a few clips of her playing on TV when a news show had a special on her...she plays really well. I was pleasantly surprised to learn she played.

Offline orlandopiano

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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #2 on: June 16, 2006, 03:57:37 AM
Supposedly she was a child prodigy and still plays regularly today, yet incredibly there's not a single trace of her ability anywhere on the internet, save for a 2 second silent video clip of her. Hmmm...

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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #3 on: June 16, 2006, 06:01:24 AM
It says she accompanied Yo-Yo Ma playing Brahms' Violin Sonata in D Minor... :P
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Offline henrah

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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #4 on: June 16, 2006, 08:09:22 AM
It says she accompanied Yo-Yo Ma playing Brahms' Violin Sonata in D Minor... :P

Yeah that confused me too...
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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #5 on: June 16, 2006, 10:52:52 AM
It says she accompanied Yo-Yo Ma playing Brahms' Violin Sonata in D Minor... :P

Actually, Yo-Yo Ma transcribed the Violin Sonata for cello and has performed it many times and even recorded it with, I believe, Emmanuel Ax.
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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #6 on: June 17, 2006, 04:58:24 AM
She also plays with a local string quartet.  I believe her favorite piece is the Brahms G minor Quintet.
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Re: Condoleezza Rice plays the piano?
Reply #7 on: June 17, 2006, 05:40:40 AM
does anyone have any recordings of her that they could share?
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