Ruth Slenczynska: the pupil of Rachmaninov still releasing music at 97
Jan 30, 2022
3 minutes
The greatest lesson Ruth Slenczynska learned from the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov was that sounds have colour.
Nearly 90 years ago, the nine year-old Slenczynska was practising one of Rachmaninov’s preludes when he asked her to join him at the window. It was springtime in Paris, and the avenues were lined with mimosa trees laden with fluffy, golden blossoms.
“He said: ‘You see that? That’s what you want to bring to your sound – gold.’ I said: ‘Show me.’ So he
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