A Heartfelt Narration and Devilish Prokofiev

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A Heartfelt Narration and Devilish Prokofiev

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Jan 17, 2022

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In this week's FTT Mini, 14-year-old pianist Evan Ritter narrates a moving story about his life and the role of piano in it, and then delivers ferocious performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Suggestion Diabolique.

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Jan 17, 2022

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