Abbey Simon, 96, is ready for comeback after broken hand
mainThe venerable American pianist has gone quiet of late.
That’s because he broke a wrist and two fingers in a Houston car crash earlier this year.
But a few pins and some good physio have put him back on the road to rehab.
He’s planning his next concert.
Read here.
One of the finest American pianists and still going strong. I remember him when he was teaching at The Juilliard School in the 1980s. Godpseed to this fearless titan!
Abbey will be back, that it for sure. He is a force of nature and has always been so.
Just how long such an injury takes to be healed? I’ m asking because something similar has happened to our pianist/maestro, a sort of Darth Vader of music, and we are not eager at all to have him back… All the best and a triumphant come back to Abbey Simon!
I wish him a speedy recovery. It would be worse, this guy had troubles mounting a comeback….
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Robert Petito Says
October 14, 2017
My brother Michael was one of the promising students who was selected to study with Abbey Simon when he volunteered his talents at The Brooklyn Music School Settlement early in his career. Generous as well as talented.