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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: Piano prodigy releases album at age 6

ABC News' Danny New catches up with 6-year-old piano prodigy Alec Van Khajadourian, one year after he became one of the youngest people ever to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall.

NYTIMES (Roger Rosenblatt) - The World Is a Room With a Piano Waiting to Be Played

Like any life, mine has had its pain, yet from the outset it seems to have been graced by unbelievable people and events. An anthology of miracles.

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Anthony Hopkins releases debut classical album at 88, fulfilling a six-decade dream

Sir Anthony Hopkins, the Oscar-winning actor who turns 89 this year, has composed a full orchestral album drawn from a lifetime of music, and says the piano, not the camera, was always his true calling. The album, titled "Life Is a Dream," features 12 compositions Hopkins crafted over six decades, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and […] The post Anthony Hopkins releases debut classical album at 88, fulfilling a six-decade dream appeared first on American Almanac .

Sir Anthony Hopkins, the Oscar-winning actor who turns 89 this year, has composed a full orchestral album drawn from a lifetime of music, and says the piano, not the camera, was always his true calling. The album, titled "Life Is a Dream," features 12 compositions Hopkins crafted over six decades, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra. Decca Records will release it on August 21. The recording sessions took place in April at Alexandra Palace in London, with Dudamel, one of the most acclaimed conductors working today, leading the orchestra through pieces that span Hopkins' life from postwar Wales to the present. Hopkins told the Associated Press that music, not acting, was his original passion. He…Open

DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Anthony Hopkins Poised To Release Collection Of Classical Music Inspired By His Life’s Journey

‘My whole life is a dream’

Legendary actor Sir Anthony Hopkins expanded his talents beyond the big screen by signing a deal to release a collection of deeply personal music recordings. Hopkins signed a record deal with classical music label Decca Classics and is poised to release a collection of recordings in August for a project titled “Life Is A Dream.”  Hopkins composed and wrote the songs performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra, according to Deadline. A statement issued by Decca revealed that the album features works from different periods of Hopkins’ life, “revealing a composer whose music shares the same emotional depth and storytelling that define his screen career.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Decca…Open

NYTIMES (Adam Nagourney) - With Orban Out, the Pianist András Schiff Plans a Return to Hungary

Schiff has said he won’t perform in countries with what he calls strongmen leaders, a list that still includes the United States and Russia.