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Many experts believe André Watts was one of the greatest classical pianist of all time. Over the six decades of his career, this celebrated African-American musician performed as soloist with every major orchestra in the United States, and most of the world's finest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Watts recorded a variety of repertoire, concentrating on Romantic era composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, but also including George Gershwin. In 1973 at the age of 26, Yale University gave Watts his first honorary doctorate, and many more awards would follow. At the age of sixteen, Watts made his nationwide debut on CBS-TV's, Young People's Concert series, and was introduced by legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein. You will hear Andre Watts talk about his remarkable life, in an extensive interview with David Dubal at WNCN Radio in New York City in October of 1983. More at http://krobcollection.com
On October 24, the Friends and Young Friends of The New Criterion gathered at The Players with David Dubal for a special version of his beloved piano evenings, featuring Cecile Licad performing Frédéric Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28.
Nancy Lombardo, has performed her unique comedy from coast to coast. TV credits include The Colin Quinn Show on NBC, SNL, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, PBS, Comedy Tonight, Nickelodeon. 7 PM weekly on The Nancy Lombardo Show channel 56/83/34 NYC and worldwide on www.mnn.org. " She is a member of The Friars Club. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1513684272?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 A POCKETFUL OF CONFIDENCE and https://www.amazon.com/AH-MUSINGS-INNER-MUSE-LOOSE/dp/151369362X David Dubal (Photo Susie Lang) former professor of piano at Juilliard, author, and radio host of WQXR. An Emmy Award winner and friend of the late piano legend Vladimir Horowitz, Dubal is an expert on the golden age of the piano. His latest book, “Selected Paintings and Drawings of David Dubal,” is a collection of paintings, drawings, and sketches by the author, and includes written commentary about Dubal's artistic journey and the nature of art as a whole. The book is eclectic, containing colorful abstracts, quirky renderings of geldings and bejeweled dogs, surreal black-and-white sketches, and classical portraits of great musicians such as Prokofiev, Bizet, and Sibelius. The book is both adventurous and personal, showing the full range of one man's emotions and artistic expression. "The Piano Matters" on WWFM.org every Wednesday at 10pm, repeated Sundays at noon. Tuesdays 5:30-7pm “Piano Evenings with David Dubal” at Grace and St. Paul's Church, 123 W. 71st Street in Manhattan, NYC https://www.pianoevenings.com/
About our Interview with David Dubal The legendary David Dubal joined us with a studio audience for an interview at Klavierhaus in New York City. We had a lively conversation about; growing up in Cleveland, finding his love of the piano, juggling writing, painting and playing the piano, his choice of choosing a piano career instead of an art career, finding peace in enjoying his multifaceted career, his process of writing, planning for his radio programs, working with Aaron Copland, choosing music for his radio programs, his time with Vladimir Horowitz, the making of piano careers today, the difference between being a pianist and an artist and how to become an artist, the difficulty of being a pianist in today’s culture, the great Pianists and the problems with piano competitions. Links to lern more David Dubal's Website YouTube Clip Article About David [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] A photo of David Dubal at Klavierhaus in NYC[/caption]