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My introduction of Emanuel Ax<\/a> in May in Boston, as he received an honorary doctorate from New England Conservatory. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For a long time the listeners of the world have admired — for a long time, the listeners in the world have loved<\/em> Emanuel Ax. Hearing him play Century Rolls<\/a><\/em>, the piano concerto written in 1997 by John Adams for him, first played by Mr. Ax and the Cleveland Orchestra, I was thrilled. As I was thrilled hearing him play Brahms\u2019 Second Piano Concerto with the Boston Symphony and Bernard Haitink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When Manny was a Perspectives Artist at Carnegie Hall, he commissioned three pieces that completed the cycle of ‘diverse’ sonatas planned but not finished by Claude Debussy, new music by Steven Stucky, Marc-Andr\u00e9 Dalbavie, and Kaija Saariaho. Emanuel Ax shows us what a pianist can be. He is deeply involved with classical music, at the same time he plays, he commissions new music: new music by Bright Sheng, Thomas Ad\u00e8s, Melinda Wagner, HK Gruber and more, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“His many collaborations with Cantabrigian Yo-Yo Ma, or his recording with Patrick Stewart<\/a>, <\/em>show the significance of a pianist\u2019s involvement with chamber music, with ensemble, the significance of cooperation and engagement with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Emanuel Ax has given several masterclasses at New England Conservatory, one right here in Jordan Hall. I admired and loved him on one occasion as we heard an excellent NEC student playing Robert Schumann\u2019s\u00a0Carnaval<\/em>. After a particularly brilliant passage, Manny leaned over and whispered in my ear, ‘Wow, I wish I could play like that<\/em>!’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This charm and the deep humanity of Emanuel Ax gets at something more. He has adjusted the role of the classical concert pianist for a new century. The overpowering ego we sometimes encouraged in musicians endangered us. Emanuel Ax proves that something else is possible. In a virtuoso there can be virtue. In his music-making and in his personhood, Emanuel Ax is the evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“President Kalyn, it is my great honor to present Emanuel Ax for the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Music.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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