The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Music

The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Music

Hardcover

02 Jul, 2024

By Roxanne de Bastion (author)

A story about a piano and its most prodigious player--and how they both survived one of the darkest periods in history. When her father died, singer-songw...

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ISBN-10:

1639366873

ISBN-13:

9781639366873

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Dimensions

9.06 X 5.98 X 1.10 inches

Language

English

Description

A story about a piano and its most prodigious player--and how they both survived one of the darkest periods in history.

When her father died, singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion inherited a piano she knew had been in her family for over a hundred years. But it is only when she finds a cassette recording of her grandfather, Stephen, playing one of his compositions, that the true and almost unbelievable history of the piano, this man, and her family begins to unravel.

Stephen was a man who enjoyed great fame, a man who suffered the horrors of concentration camps in WWII, a man who ultimately survives--along with his piano. By piecing together his cassette recordings, unpublished memoirs, letters, and documents, Roxanne sings out her grandfather's story of music and hope, lost and found, and explores the power of what can echo down through generations.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:1639366873

ISBN-13

:9781639366873

Publisher

:Pegasus Books

Publication date

: 02 Jul, 2024

Sub-Category

: Jewish

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 9.06 X 5.98 X 1.10 inches

Weight

:459 g

Editorial Reviews

"Roxanne de Bastion's poignant first book nimbly reconstructs the life of her Jewish paternal grandfather, Stephen de Bastion. His love of music serves as a powerful undercurrent throughout the narrative. In an atmospheric touch, de Bastion utilizes the family's piano, which miraculously survived the Holocaust, as a vector for Stephen's emotional experience."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Roxanne de Bastion is a singer songwriter and artist advocate. She has released two critically acclaimed albums that have been championed by the likes of Iggy Popand has garnered praise in The Observer, NME and Rolling Stone Germany. Roxanne sits on the board of the Featured Artist Coalition (alongside artists such as Blur's Dave Rowntree and Imogen Heap) and the PPL Performer Board, where she represents artists' rights. Roxanne is also the founder of the independent artist conference FM2U (From Me To You), which encourages artists to support and learn from one another.

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