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...convinced that she would pursue her parents’ dream of her being a concert pianist until her senior year of college in the United States, when she first began expressing herself through...
...world-renowned pianist, Zakrzewski has already amassed quite a résumé. Born in Warsaw and raised in Ontario, she spent four years at the Professional Children’s School in New York and participated in Juilliard’s pre-college program. She frequently travels worldwide for concerts, but has found time to perform at Harvard as well: Harvard invited her to play at University President Lawrence H. Summers’ inauguration. “I was really part of Harvard’s history. It was a tremendous honor,” she says...
...Robert D. Levin ’68. “That’s something she take to naturally and always has.” Zakrzewski, a joint music and government concentrator, makes little effort to hide her appreciation for some of the fringe benefits of being a concert pianist. “I love pretty things,” she says, sitting cross-legged on her furry leopard print-covered bed. “I love getting dressed up. I get to buy gowns for concerts. It’s a perk. I don’t even think...
...young Jane Monheit delights us with her spirited jazz in Sanders Theatre. She has been compared to some of the best jazz vocalists and is already on her way to great success with three highly praised CDs. Accompanied by saxist Joel Frahm, pianist Michael Kamin, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Rick Malbano the show promises to be unforgettable. 8 p.m. Tickets $27.50, $22.50. Sanders Theatre...
...different kind of barrier had to be surmounted by last week's other premiering pianist, the Chinese virtuoso Lang Lang, 21, who made his recital bow at Carnegie Hall. Helped by his parents' heroic scrimping, Lang Lang overcame poverty in the city of Shenyang, which had only one dusty Steinway. His father gave up his job as a policeman to take the 8-year-old Lang Lang to Beijing for a year and a half of arduous preparations for the Central Conservatory. At 15, after winning two international competitions, the prodigy made the leap to Philadelphia's Curtis Institute...