A Natural History of the Piano by Dr . Mark Isacoff.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-History-Piano-Musicians-ebook/dp/B004P8JPNGHere in History of piano there is a chapter about him. It says that he is playing in Le Poisson Rouge in New York. He is foundingmemberof the legendary Beaux Arts Trio and remained its leader for nearly fifty-five years.
In this chapter he is on the way to an informal Village hount to give aprogram of Bernstein, Brahms, Debussy, Gershwin and Reich – a trek that brings to mind Mozart navigating the cobble stonesof Vienna, past rows of refreshment stands, courtyards and taverns, to premiere his D minor Piano Concerto before a small audience at the Poisson Rouge of its day – the Flour Pit.
Le Poisson Rouge represents both the very old and the very new look of classical music, offering relaxed musical celebrations in a space bustling with waiters and buzzing with expectation, where listeners can order a drink , enjoy a snack and put their elbows on the table without fear of a reprimand.
All formality has been stripped away. After a brief introduction , the musicians begin, and as Bernstein’s jaunty rhythms and Broadway charm envelop the room, their sounds merge with the clink of ice cubes and the rustle of tableware. Listeners are nodding or tapping their feet. The stage is aglow and Stolzman is playing his clarinet.
In a solo turn , Pressler plays two selections from Claude Debussy’s Estamples. Even from the small, well-worn piano his playingis graceful and warm.
But why would two stellar musicians used to the finest halls in the world be playing in al little Greenwich Village cabaret?
Wherever people want to hear us, that’s where we’ll go, said Pressler just before walkingon stage, and Richard Stolzman nodded in agreement.