Pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei: The Tao of Bach

The pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei first learned how to play Bach in a Chinese labour camp. Now she plays his work almost exclusively, thanks to his Taoist blend of profundity and spontaneous silliness





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