Gary Graffman Lecture

[@cinemabon]

What a neighborhood to grow up in as a child. Can you imagine all of that musical influence nearby? No wonder he became a genius at the piano. That cultural influence from European upheaval still reverberates in this country and we are blessed with such a gift.

[@johnschlesinger2009]

It's a shame that the questions are as good as inaudible, though the answers make clear what was asked. It was so interesting to hear about his experience working with Horowitz. Re Serkin "looking like the cleaner who had come on stage by mistake", that was never my impression. Rather, it looked as though he was wondering whether there was some means of escape! Serkin could play fantastically, but he suffered from nerves quite badly.

[@Obaysch]

Isn't it a pity that he, as president of the school, turned it away from the original goal of training American pianists to providing visa access to Asians who wish to immigrate? So, he's made damned sure that this generation of American musicians are denied the opportunities that he received. Disgraceful.

[@MichaSchlechtriem]

Why this racist answer? It is for many a free world today.And I find this great. In Europe there are also many asians too. They are good, very good musicians. So just be a good musician too, and there are no problems. I just have noticed that your yt- account is a fake account. So I will not answer anymore.

[@AL-pu7ux]

But our diversity is our strength. I can’t think of another country so high achieving where the world wishes to emigrate there.

[@cageynerd]

Ummm his first statement was "EVERYONE WHO WAS A MAJOR AMERICAN MUSICIAN EMIGRATED TO AMERICA." Are you not fucking listening you waste of life?

[@EF-fc4du]

@@AL-pu7ux"Diversity is a strength" is the most shopworn, vacuous civic principle in existence. There is no inherent strength in racial diversity. The best you can do is get by despite it. It doesn't strengthen. History is replete with examples of the strongest nations in the world being incredibly homogeneous.