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Manhattan Soiree Concerts with Chatty Pianist Emir Gamsizoglu (Site)
Saturday June 3, 2017, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Saturday, repeating until Saturday July 1, 2017
Join us for an intimate night of classical music with pianist Emir GAMSIZOGLU. These are perfect nights of music appreciation!
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Pianist/composer Emir Gamsızoğlu has one of the most extraordinary life stories among classical musicians. He started to play the piano at the age of 20 and he was a professional basketball player in the Turkish Basketball League before 20.
He was injured in a game and one day, while he was waiting to heal at home, just by hearing once from his mother (ballet teacher), he succeeded to play Chopin’s Op.64 C# Minor Waltz after a few hours of practice. Having no interest in piano until the age of 20, didn’t stop his decision to change his career to become a pianist. He was the shortest player in all the basketball teams he played and he is probably the latest to start playing the piano among professional musicians.