Alfred Brendel (pictured at his last concert) has replaced performing with writing, giving lectures, and leading master classes.
(Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images/File 2008)
Classical Notes
Two years after final bow, maestro stays busy
Alfred Brendel (pictured at his last concert) has replaced performing with writing, giving lectures, and leading master classes.
(Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images/File 2008)
I dialed a Munich hotel and told the clerk who answered that I was trying to reach a guest whose last name was Brendel. Before I could give a first name, the clerk interjected. (Full article: 954 words)
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