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When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.

Emanuel Ax

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Emanuel Ax
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 8
Classical Pianist
Music Pedagogue
Musician
Pianist
Lemberg
Austria
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Steinway
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