A wonderland of Alice’s making
Last month, Matt sent me a youtube link to a short feature about a pianist who was at Terezin. Alice Herz-Sommer. When I saw the name, I ran to the piano and realized that Ullmann’s Fourth Sonata was dedicated to her! And here she is, with an amazing spirit and clarity of recall! I must meet her.
Through a friend of a friend, I’ve managed to secure a way to contact Alice. She’s in London. So I called her! Once she realized what I wanted, she invited me to come over right away, that very day! I explained that I was in New York City, so we settled on January for me to visit with her. I’m so excited! I’ll go right after finishing the first round of recording.
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