Stephen Hough: Playing the piano isn’t enough

| November 15, 2013 

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Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough (pron. Huff) is one of the world’s leading pianists, but he’s also been described a as a renaissance man — excelling as a writer and composer. It’s all part of his creativity beyond the piano. But it also adds to his creativity and his musical personality. Hough performs the Schumann Piano Concerto this weekend with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He spoke with WBHM’s Michael Krall about the piece and his unique and repertoire…

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