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...forces of wonder. As described by Steven, Arnold was neither a hero nor a villain, but a hardworking perfectionist. "Steven's love and mastery of technology definitely come from our father," says Steven's sister Sue, 31, a mother of two who lives outside Washington. "Mom was a classical pianist, artistic and whimsical. She led the way for Steven to be as creative as he wanted to be. We were bohemians growing up in suburbia. And everything was centered on Steven. When he was babysitting for us he'd resort to creative torture. One time he came into the bedroom...
...mother was a classical pianist. She would have chamber concerts with her musician friends, in the living room, while in another room my father would be conferring with nine or ten other men in the business about how to build a computerized mousetrap. These opposite life-styles would give me circuit overload. My tweeters would burn out and my only insulation would be my bedroom door, which remained closed for most of my life. I had to put towels under the jamb so I couldn't hear the classical music and the computer logic. My bedroom was like...
Today Davidovich, 56, is recognized in her adopted country as a leading international pianist, acclaimed for her fluent, elegant interpretations of Schumann and Chopin. Unlike those Soviet emigres who left their homeland seeking greater personal freedom and artistic success, Davidovich came to the U.S. for only one reason: to be with her son, Violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky, 30, who left the Soviet Union in 1977 to study at the Juilliard School in New York. "My son is my life," explains the quintessential Jewish mother, a widow since 1958. "I couldn't live without seeing...
...quantity of wonderful music that Bach produced is what amazes me," said pianist James E. Schwartz '88. "He produced cantatas the way we produced cantatas the way we produce Expos papers...
Sometimes, however, his musical interest can get in the way of his schoolwork since he had to New York every other week during the first semester to practice with the pianist who played with him in his Catnegie debut. Tsang could only take three courses. "I wanted to take Fc 10." Isang says, "But I had to complete the language requirement...