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I would play for his students all day, but that didn't work any more. and so that was very, very difficult because it left my father, who didn't play very well, he could play with one hand, left him in the lurch. was he devastated ? well, he would never say it, but of course he was. and i knew i had to... ..seek other experiences because i started... when i started working in the opera house, i got a taste of what was out there. the big breakthrough came when the renowned pianist and conductor daniel barenboim invited tony to be his assistant at the bayreuth music festival in germany, where he...

And so that was very, very difficult because it left my father, who didn't play very well, he could play with one hand, left him in the lurch. was he devastated ? well, he would never say it, but of course he was. and i knew i had to... ..seek other experiences because i started... when i started working in the opera house, i got a taste of what was out there. the big breakthrough came when the renowned pianist and conductor daniel barenboim invited tony to be his assistant at the bayreuth music festival in germany, where he remained for six years. i learned so much from him. i mean, can you i...

On the seventh day, you know, the day of rest, right, i would play for his students all day, but that didn't work any more. and so that was very, very difficult, because it left my father, who didn't play very well, he could play with one hand, left him in the lurch. was he devastated ? well, he would never say it, but of course he was. and i knew i had to... ..seek other experiences because i started... when i started working in the opera house, i got a taste of what was out there. the big breakthrough came when the renowned pianist and conductor daniel barenboim invited tony to be his assist...

Invited tony to be his assistant at the bayreuth music festival in germany, where he remained for six years. i learned so much from him. i mean, can you imagine playing the piano for somebody like him? it's scary, but you're learning something every day, not only because you're in the presence of a great musician, but because you're in the presence of somebody who's going to push you. and i had very little conducting experience, so you're thrown in the deep end, and if you survive that, you come out, you know, enriched and, sure, battle scarred. tony may have been barenboim's protege, but he s...

The piano for somebody like him? it's scary, but you're learning something every day, not only because you're in the presence of a great musician, but because you're in the presence of somebody who's going to push you. and i had very little conducting experience, so you're thrown in the deep end, and if you survive that, you come out, you know, enriched and, sure, battle scarred. tony may have been barenboim's protege, but he soon began tony may have been barenboim's protege, but he soon began making his own mark. however, at first, he had no ambition to become a conductor. i must say that i'm...