Ned Rorem: Piano Concerto for Left Hand and Orchestra; Eleven Studies for Eleven Players Gary Graffman, piano; Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, Andre Previn, conductor (New World ...

Imagine being a concert pianist – and suddenly losing the ability to use your right hand. In his mid-30s, that is what happened to pianist Leon Fleisher, who was stricken with a neurological disorder ...

In 1914, the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein was shot in the elbow and his right arm amputated. Wittgenstein resolved to continue his career as a performer and asked some of the most famous ...