Facebook Twitter Pinterest The ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ of piano … Fleisher in his studio at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore in 2014. Indeed, there is a 2006 documentary about it, Two Hands: the Leon Fleisher Story, which won Oscar and Emmy nominations. Fleisher remained his pupil for the next 10 years, imbibing a pedagogy that was as much philosophical as purely pianistic. Leon Fleisher, US pianist who lost use of his right hand, dies aged 92 Read moreThere would be other important recordings to come, even during Fleisher’s times of trouble. After his return, Fleisher also rerecorded a few pieces he had recorded in his 30s, including the Brahms piano quintet.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2020 08:24 UTC