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Offline pytheamateur

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"Famous" amateur pianists
« on: June 01, 2012, 10:58:09 AM »
Can anyone think of some relatively well-known amateur pianists.

I can think of Condoleezza Rice.  What do you think of her playing?





There is also Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian newspaper.

I'm afraid I have to exclude Donnie Yen, the Hong Kong action movie star.  I don't think his playing is up to scratch yet.
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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 06:23:00 PM »
Jim Parsons :)
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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #2 on: June 02, 2012, 10:47:47 AM »
Helmut Schmidt, chancellor of West Germany 1974-82 (still alive at 93).  He played the easy 3rd piano part in an otherwise professional recording of the Mozart 3-piano concerto under Christoph Eschenbach, around 1980.
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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #3 on: June 02, 2012, 09:12:43 PM »
Just remembered: Edward Heath, British prime minister from 1970 to 1974.
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Offline perfect_pitch

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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #4 on: June 03, 2012, 02:01:33 AM »
Quote from: adari on June 01, 2012, 06:23:00 PM
Jim Parsons :)

WHAT? He also plays piano?!? Are you sure?
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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #5 on: June 04, 2012, 02:21:08 PM »
Quote from: perfect_pitch on June 03, 2012, 02:01:33 AM
WHAT? He also plays piano?!? Are you sure?

Watch from 2:10

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Offline j_menz

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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists
«Reply #6 on: June 05, 2012, 12:11:28 AM »
Richard Nixon. Make of that what you will.
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