Congratulations to pianist Leon Fleisher. The pianist, conductor and educator has been selected as one of the five artists to receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award for 2007. Other honorees include actor, writer and comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, film director Martin Scorsese and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. The Gala event will take place December 2 and be broadcast on December 26.
Some Celebrity Series of Boston patrons will remember Mr. Fleisher for his
first two piano recitals for us in 1956. Many more will remember his triumphant return to two hand performance in 2004 after overcoming decades of restricted
use of his right
hand due to focal dystonia. Mr. Fleisher's most recent performance with us was last May with the Emerson
String Quartet.
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