Tag: Alfred Brendel

  • DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

    DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

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    When I was a boy my father would sing me to sleep every night. And when he went away on business trips, my mother sang to me at night instead. Now, my mother, whom I love dearly (98 and going strong!) has many wonderful traits and abilities, including playing the piano. But singing perfectly in…

  • ALFRED BRENDEL RETURNS TO VANCOUVER

    ALFRED BRENDEL RETURNS TO VANCOUVER

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    I had the privilege of presenting Alfred Brendel three times during the past ten years and each experience was memorable for a myriad of different reasons. The first time he came to Vancouver, I remember distinctly sitting in a state of extreme nerves at YVR waiting for his plane to arrive. I so desperately wanted to…