The Philadelphia Inquirer's ’s David Patrick Stearns profiles Seymour Lipkin, a pianist who - in his mid 80s - is taking on Beethoven's massive Hammerklavier sonata, among other daunting musical feats.
Pianist Seymour Lipkin: Still Scaling Artistic Heights
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