Pianist, 98, plays Barber, Haydn and Liszt recital
mainBeat that!
Frank Glazer studied with Schnabel, made his NY debut in 1936, played a concerto with the Boston Symphony under Koussevitsky and taught at the Eastman School of Music.
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Horszowski beat that: he gave his last recital at the age of 99. And (though not a public performance, of course), the last I heard was that Alice Herz Sommer was still practising every day from 10 till 1 — and she will be 110 on the 26th of this month.
Is she still alive? This is amazing. Still lives in Jerusalem?
Frank is a local hero here in Maine and a remarkable musician. He played all 32 Beethoven sonatas here at, I believe, the tender age of 95.
95 and still kicking and Very Alive. Wow! Inspiring!!
Pardon: he is 98! Even more inspiring!!
I believe that Randolph Hokanson, b. 1916, is still practicing regularly and giving at least private performances in the Seattle area.
Yes, he is! He still coaches a few very fortunate pianists and is composing also.
Mr. Glazer–my hat is off!
I’m so thrilled that you’ve posted this! Thank you. And what a program! Eva Virsik told me about it last weekend when we were at the Eastern Connecticut Symphony’s Nielsen 4th. Frank has been a great friend, mentor and inspiration to musicians with ties to Maine since forever. He’s also a very witty guy 🙂
Beat *what?* Nothing’s happened yet because the show isn’t until tonight.
Let’s have this conversation after the show.
…and coming up on the inside is…Menahem Pressler! Faites vos jeux, messieurs…
Pressler…playing more concerts per year than all the others – COMBINED! (And teaching better than he ever has before…)
How fortunate for us to be blessed with these legends, still performing and teaching.
He’s an extraordinarily moving pianist, an inspirational teacher, both to musicians and non musicians, and a gentleman with endless grace and a warm and welcoming smile..
I attended the 99 and 100 year old Horszowski s recitals in Town Hall,N.Y. Both were excellent!
Abbey Simon is 91 and still presents an annual recital at the University of Houston.
Wow! I’d better dust off my Bach Preludes and get cracking (at 64)!
Barber, Haydn, Liszt? Who cares then …
I heard Horczowski perform at Town Hall. He was inspiring. I certainly hope to be giving recitals at that age…maybe by then I can get it all together. My teacher taught until she was 97, and made a technique video just a few years before that. She, Lucile Lawrence (note the spelling), studied harp with Carlos Salzedo and music studies (including history and theory) with Edgard Varese. Her last public performance was in her 80s. Not sure why she stopped, except that she was teaching about 60 hours a week in New Jersey, New York and Boston (Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College, Tanglewoos and Boston University). She was appointed to the Juilliard faculty by Mennin but cheated out of it.
P.S.: At the age of 90, my father is playing the piano more and better than ever, he is only limited by his eyesight and memory, so he works on his extensive existing repertoire. Age can be liberating.