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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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adari

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Re: "Famous" amateur pianists

Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 06:23:00 PM

Jim Parsons

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haydnseeker

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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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