• 100-year-old piano virtuoso Ruth Slenczynska

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    100-year-old piano virtuoso Ruth Slenczynska is the last surviving
    pupil of Sergei Rachmaninov

    On Monday 15 January 2025, American pianist Ruth Slenczynska
    celebrated her 100th birthday.

    At this landmark age, Slenczynska has achieved an astonishing
    nine-decade long career, having started performing as a child prodigy
    in the 1920s.

    Three years ago, Slenczynska announced she had re-signed to the record
    label Decca Classics, for her first album with the company since the
    1960s. Slenczynska's new solo piano album, My Life in Music, was
    released in March 2022.

    When asked about the album, Slenczynska responded: "Whoever heard of a
    pianist my age making another album?"

    https://www.classicfm.com/composers/rachmaninov/ruth-slenczynska-last-living-piano-pupil/

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