Simone Dinnerstein
34-year-old pianist Simone Dinnerstein scraped together the cash to record Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” The album was picked up by a major label, and reached #1 on the Billboard classical charts. She performs live and tells Kurt why that piece never goes out of style.
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