Name that pianist

[Megan]

See if we can guess the name of the pianist whose name is similar to the cartoon.




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[Quijote]

No idea, Megan! Give us a clue, is the pianist living or dead? And is that a fish, a frog or a salamander, or ...?
As a quick "joke" answer, I'll say it's our forum administrator Peter. Why? Well, the logic goes as follows : fish / fisherman / fisher of men / Jesus's disciple Peter, the fisher of men.

[Megan]

No idea, Megan! Give us a clue, is the pianist living or dead? And is that a fish, a frog or a salamander, or ...?
As a quick "joke" answer, I'll say it's our forum administrator Peter. Why? Well, the logic goes as follows : fish / fisherman / fisher of men / Jesus's disciple Peter, the fisher of men.

Yes, Philip it is a fish, and no, not a biblical reference.

To give a clue, this famous late pianist's son is one of the most celebrated cellists.

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[Roehre]

Peter (?) Wallfisch

[Megan]

Peter (?) Wallfisch

YES! Well done. Peter Wallfisch. Too easy I see.


Your turn now.

[Quijote]

Well, I was half right, no?

[Quijote]

OK, a really easy one (but I can't find the relevant cartoon so I'll describe the tableau instead) : imagine in your mind's eye a pianist at the piano (he prefers Steinways), dressed in "religious garb".

[Megan]

Well, I was half right, no?

Yes, well that means you were half wrong then, and I'm not telling you which half. I'm sure you would have got there in the end.

[Megan]

OK, a really easy one (but I can't find the relevant cartoon so I'll describe the tableau instead) : imagine in your mind's eye a pianist at the piano (he prefers Steinways), dressed in "religious garb".

Could it be His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI ?
He's not a famous pianist but likes Beethoven and Mozart.

[Quijote]

That is not a cartoon, Megan !! You're on the right track though, in terms of "hierarchy" (though two tiers down?).

[Quijote]

Anyway, do Steinway make upright pianos?

[Megan]

That is not a cartoon, Megan !! You're on the right track though, in terms of "hierarchy" (though two tiers down?).

Is he English?:

[Megan]

Anyway, do Steinway make upright pianos?

Yes, if you were as old as Pope Benedict XV1, you might own one.




Steinway K-52.

[Quijote]

Is he English?:

Nah, American, still alive (in his late 60s, I think), underwent a bit of a name change, but retains the "religious" part of his surname.

[Quijote]

OK, OK, Steinway make upright pianos !!! Er, any chance of another early Xmas present, Megan?