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Susan’s Bookshelves: Well Strung by Kevin Farrell and Steven Worbey, with Simon Aves

Kevin Farrell and Steven Worbey are talented, classically trained pianists, who believe that recitals and performances don’t have to be po-faced or solemn. So it’s classical music spliced with comedy. On one occasion they played Rachmaninof’s famous D minor piano concerto in D major “to cheer it up a bit”. Their Peter and the Wolf […]

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Kevin Farrell and Steven Worbey are talented, classically trained pianists, who believe that recitals and performances don’t have to...

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