Word: pianistically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dorothy Donegan, jazz pianist--at Lulu White, 3 Appleton...
...circle began in the dusty hamlet of Abbott, Texas, where Willie and his sister Bobbie, now the pianist in his band, were raised by gospel-singing grandparents; their parents had drifted off in opposite directions shortly after Willie was born. Willie was five when he got a guitar and a few rudimentary lessons from his grandfather, a blacksmith who had taken mail-order music courses. Soon Willie was pressing his ear against an old wooden Philco radio to hear Grand Ole Opry. At 13 he formed his own band-with his father, then living in a town 40 miles away...
...medal in the violin division with the Soviet Union's Ilya Grubert; Violinist Dylana Jenson, only 17, shared a second-place silver medal, and Daniel Heifetz shared fourth-place violin honors. It was the U.S.'s most impressive showing ever; its only other gold medals went to Pianist Van Cliburn in the first competition, held in 1958, and to Soprano Jane Marsh...
...Symphony under André Previn, Rosen was elated by his second-time-around victory. "Before, I was examining the style of others," he said. "This time, I was much more intense, concentrated." He began playing the cello at six when his father, an amateur violist, and his mother, a pianist, started their son practicing in hopes of gaming an addition to their family chamber group. At 13, he made his debut with a symphony orchestra in Redlands, Calif., and began studying with Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky...
...across the U.S. He can now command $3,000-$1,000 more than his precompetition rate. As for Rosen, he may be able to support himself as a soloist. Says he: "It is much more difficult for a cellist to have a soloist career than it is for a pianist or a violinist. It would be a fantastic achievement if I could do even a small thing to advance the cause of cellists...