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What happens when violinists join a public piano?

I was playing Experience by Ludovico Einaudi on a public piano when two violinists stepped in and joined me — no words, no plan. It turned into a spontaneous trio that felt completely in sync. One of ...
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She Asked Me to Play an Arabic Song on Piano

While I was playing piano in public, she came up and challenged me to play an Arabic song. I wasn’t sure if I could pull it ...

Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers, die by assisted suicide together at 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler, the singers and dancers who reached international fame in the 1950s and '60s, died by assisted ...
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Florida Studio Theatre celebrates piano legends who refused to play by the rules

Florida Studio Theatre is celebrating the rebels, romantics and risk-takers who turned 88 keys into pure magic. From Billy ...