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Playing the Piano

A celebration of piano players, famous and not so famous, as they practice their artistry.

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Topic

Music 56 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianos 50 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 48 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 44 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 42 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 39 Filter by term Exclude term
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Musicians 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 33 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianist 29 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Set Name: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Ain't That a Shame

Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969

Vladimir Horowitz

Aretha: Mysterious Lady of Sorrows

The Piano

Joyce Bryant

Duet #3

Jaki Byard, 1978

John Coltrane

Autographed photograph of Eubie Blake playing the piano

Professor Longhair, 1973

Elton John

Barry Harris, 1976

Jerry At The Piano

The Spinet

Aaron Copland

Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980

Quiet Hour

The Parmly Sisters

Day's End

Indoor Portrait of Two Women and a Boy Standing at the Piano

At the Piano

Renata Borgatti, Au Piano

Lavender Piano

Duke Ellington

Le Piano

Final Study for "Piano Keys"

Improvisation

Van Cliburn

Day Dreams

George Gershwin Self-Portrait

Leon Fleisher in performance with the Syracuse Symphony

Ray Charles

Indoor Portrait of Two Children Sitting at a Piano

A Portrait

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