Word: grimaud
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mature musician. Yehudi Menuhin and Ruggiero Ricci are two who never crossed this chasm successfully, and only time will tell with the upcoming generation. Joshua Bell and Julian Rachlin struggle to get recognition, Sarah Chang remains largely untested outside of choreographable showpiece repertoire, and how much longer Helene Grimaud and Evgeny Kissin shall wax incandescent remains to be seen. I will be the first to laud Midori for her accomplishments in the virtuoso repertoire, especially with Paganini, but I find the mystical element "X" which differentiates between proficiency and artistry missing in just about everything else...