Steven De Groote - a podcast by Adriaan Fuchs

A tribute to South African pianist Steven De Groote (1953-1989), who shot to international fame when he won grand prize at the Fifth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1977. In addition to winning the grand prize, De Groote also won all the category prizes - the only winner in the history of the competition to do so. After nearly losing his life in an airplane accident in 1985, De Groote made a miraculous recovery, and if anything, his playing only deepened, becoming more refined, concentrated and inward. A mere four years later, however, on 22 May 1989, De Groote's life was prematurely extinguished when he died unexpectedly at the age of thirty-six years old. Presented by Adriaan Fuchs and first broadcast live on Fine Music Radio on 30 November 2012. For more information, please visit www.onandofftherecord.com

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