Tag: Rudolf Serkin
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Never bore your listeners
Conductor and pianist Seymour Lipkin (born 1928) recalled piano lessons with his teacher, Bohemian-born pianist Rudolf Serkin: He said so many memorable things to me that I continue to pass on to my students. A few examples: “The worst crime you can commit as an artist is to bore your listeners”; for another, “People who…
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Love your music
When I was 19 years old I joined Columbia Artists in New York. It was my first management and a momentous event in my life. All of a sudden here I was, part of what was perceived to be one of the most prestigious such organizations in the country. It was a big time and…
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Two hands or one
American pianist Seymour Lipkin, a student of Rudolf Serkin recalled a performance of Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata Back in the 1970s I gave a recital at Curtis at Mr. Serkin’s invitation. I was playing the Hammerklavier in those years. Why, in my right mind … I should never have … but I did. There, sitting in…