Ruth Slenczynska, 99, is Rachmaninov’s last living piano student
[ad_1] Child piano prodigy Ruth Slenczynska received an urgent telegram in 1934: famous pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was unable to play at her performance in Los Angeles due to an elbow injury. Could she complete it? “My father said, ‘Of course we can go,’” Slenczynska recalled. “When Mr. Rachmaninoff found out that his place … Read more