Welcome to my classical Piano Diary of Taipei-based pianist and piano teacher. Golden Age pianists and their techniques.Also, lifestyle hacks in Taipei for first-timers.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Bruno Leonardo Gelber
Bruno Leonardo Gelber - definitely one of the
top ten pianists alive. He may bear a certain resemblance to the late Michael Jackson, but sadly Gelber suffered from polio as a child. However, he plays
the piano like a classical piano God. If you have not heard him before, please listen to him on YouTube playing Chopin Sonata 2, or on the videos performing Rachmaninoff
concerto 3 (which I heard him perform in London around 1980). Soul,
passion and technical wizardry - awe-inspiring. His nearest comparisons would be the late Roberto Szidon, or Nelson Freire, or Martha Argerich, all also from South America, but perhaps overall out of the four my money would be on Bruno. He lives in Monte Carlo and judging from his photos has a taste for very natty shirts. Bruno - please come to perform in Taiwan! 10/10
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