The Tchaikovsky Competition winner Nikolai Lugansky has cancelled several concerts in order to have surgery on a ruptured tendon, something of an occupational hazard among concert pianists.
Lugansky, 49, continues his teaching practice at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
We wish him a speedy comeback.
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Occupational hazard?? I’ve never heard of a pianist “rupturing” a tendon while playing the piano. Are you sure this is related to playing the piano?
It may be more likely that he ruptured it doing something else, and as a pianist it presents more of a problem than it would to other people. Also they seem to subject themselves to stranger and more dubious hand (as opposed to piano) exercises.
Remember poor Schumann, who wrecked his piano playing by inventing a machine to strengthen his fingers? Hands are extremely complicated, and Lugansky is a powerful player.
David A : tenosynovitis is a well known occupational disease of pianists, resulting from overuse, and if the symptoms such as wrist pain are ignored , the affected tendon may seize in its sheath and snap . I wish N Lugansky well and hope he will have a speedy recovery
Yes, tenosynovitis/tendonitis is common but it rarely ever comes to that. Especially as a musician, I find it hard to believe one would not seek medical advice earlier to prevent such damage.
His playing is overrated
So was yours, Mr. Kapell.
His playing is beautiful, especially his Chopin, Rachmaninov,Prokoviev and Debussy.
Lugansky is such a great artist. Wishing him a speedy recovery.