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The Icelandic prodigy. The story of Þórunn Jóhannsdóttir Ashkenazy. Recorded by Elín Albertsdóttir.
Þórunn was only three years old when she first played the piano in public. The book describes how she supported her young family by giving concerts in Iceland every summer. It also tells the story of when Þórunn met the pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy in Moscow and how they managed to get to the West. Þórunn tells candidly about her life as a daughter, wife and mother, her difficult upbringing and the passion for music that unites the couple. The story of a unique woman who has a message for everyone. (Bókatíðindi 2009).
Þórunn was only three years old when she first played the piano in public. The book describes how she supported her young family by giving concerts in Iceland every summer. It also tells the story of when Þórunn met the pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy in Moscow and how they managed to get to the West. Þórunn tells candidly about her life as a daughter, wife and mother, her difficult upbringing and the passion for music that unites the couple. The story of a unique woman who has a message for everyone. (Bókatíðindi 2009).