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Michel Petrucciani, The Story Of The World-Renowned Pianist

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Michel Petrucciani overcame severe physical disabilities – he was born, on December 28, 1962, with osteogenesis imperfecta, known as “glass bone disease” – to earn wide renown as a pianist and composer. “Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary,” he said. Petrucciani was born to Italian parents in Montpellier, France. He could … Read more

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

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Add to your saved storiesSave Yuri Temirkanov, an esteemed Soviet-born conductor who rebuilt the once-storied St. Petersburg Philharmonic after the collapse of communism and led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for seven inspired years at the turn of the 21st century, died Nov. 2 at a hospital in St. Petersburg. He was 84. His death was … Read more