E. Lockhart (1967) American writer of novels as E. Lockhart (mainly for teenage girls) and of picture books under real name Emily J…
Source: Dramarama
theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/14/lang-lang-piano-china-father
E. Lockhart (1967) American writer of novels as E. Lockhart (mainly for teenage girls) and of picture books under real name Emily J…
Source: Dramarama
“I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.”
Victor Borge (1909–2000) Danish and US-American comedian and musician
From the obit in the Boston Globe.
Quotations from Borge's performances
Source: Richard Dyer, "Laughter Was at the Heart of Victor Borge's Many Talents", Boston Globe, 29 December 2000
“I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw.”
Rachel Trachtenburg (1993) American musician
On learning to play new instruments ( Teen Vogue http://www.slideshowplayers.com/press/Teenvogue_feb07.html)
Boris Berman (1948) Russian/American musician
Prokofiev’s piano sonatas : a guide for the listener and the performer (2008), Prokofiev the pianist
“She taught me to play the piano, and what it meant to miss somebody.”
Eric Roth (1945) American screenwriter
Source: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay
“Mother, an accomplished musician, taught me to play the piano as a very small girl.”
Irene Dunne (1898–1990) American actress
Hats, Hunches And Happiness (1945)
“Nothing conduces so emphatically to the harmony of sounds as perfect classical piano play.”
Olga Rotari (1989) Moldovan classical pianist and chamber musician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTrlcR4KyA Youtube
Joe Zawinul (1932–2007) austrian composer and pianist
On how a musician's way of playing is important
Prasad interview (1997)