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Leon Fleisher
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Leon Fleisher performed on the concert circuit during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Leon Fleisher, pianist
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Leon Fleisher's performing career was halted in 1965 due to a repetitive motion injury.
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Leon Fleisher, pianist
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Leon Fleisher has been teaching piano at The Peabody Institute for the past 30 years.
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Leon Fleisher, pianist
Daniel interviews pianist Leon Fleisher. In the 1950's and 60's, Fleisher was performing on the concert circuit with some of the best orchestras. But then in 1965 his performing career came to a halt when his right hand stopped functioning because of a repetitive motion injury. For the past 30 years, he's been teaching piano at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and occasionally performing and recording piano works for the left-hand. Recently, he started performing again with both hands - and he performs for us at his Baltimore practice studio.
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