Piano Virtuoso Fleisher on Overcoming Disability That...

Season 2011

Leon Fleisher discusses how he overcame the disability that nearly ended his playing days.

In the 1960s, piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand due to a condition called focal dystonia, but he focused on teaching and continued to play pieces designed for one-handed pianists. Jeffrey Brown and Fleisher discuss how he overcame the disability that nearly ended his playing days.

AIR DATE 7/18/11

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