Some 200 guests were wined, dined and entertained among the Old Masters by the great pianist Alfred Brendel, long a friend of Sir Ronald's.

ECONOMIST: Face value

The most comprehensive and touching film portrait of the great Canadian pianist in all his glories and miseries.

NEWYORKER: Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

At age 3, he began studying piano with his mother, herself an accomplished pianist who had studied with a pupil of the great 19th century Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

NPR: Van Cliburn Remembered As Gifted Pianist

Alfred Brendel, an Austrian pianist, received great acclaim for his recital on the opening night and again, three days later, when he played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 to a packed house.

ECONOMIST: Musical moments