http://www.thepianist.com A journey in the world of pianists, musicians, composers who changed our lives and times - Written by Italian pianist Roberta Pili Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:07:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thepianist.com/2009/10/pardon-me-for-sitting-down-while-i-play/ http://www.thepianist.com/2009/10/pardon-me-for-sitting-down-while-i-play/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:24:54 +0000 Roberta Pili http://www.thepianist.com/?p=282 Continue reading →]]> This week our cover story is dedicated to a wonderful pianist, who actually was more a fantastic entertainer: Danish pianist, conductor and comedian Victor Borge.
His funny point about famous piano pieces and telling several music jokes have been characterizing his performances.
It is interesting to notice that Victor Borge enjoyed the best music education when he was a child, his teachers were Liszt´s student Frederic Lamond and Busoni´s pupil Egon Petri.
But he discovered quite early that he didn´t really like the serious concert business, so he rather took the more funny path of a music career.
As he said, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people”.
If you look at his videos, you will certainly not be able to contain your laughter…Victor Borge was right!
In music it´s often about fun…

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