A weekly talk show about people in the Mon Valley area of Pittsburgh

A weekly public affairs show about McKeesport and the Mon Valley, produced in cooperation with WEDO (810) and WZUM (1550).

Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 3-24-2023

03-24-2023

Topic: From the Mon Valley to a celebrated world-wide career

Guest: Concert pianist Byron Janis

How topic discussed: Byron Janis, who turned 95 in March 2023, was one of the first American musicians who was invited to play in the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. Born in McKeesport and raised in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, he was a child prodigy and one of only three students that Vladimir Horowitz acknowledged teaching. Since 1973, Janis has also suffered from arthritis. He talks about his early childhood, his discovery of music, his love of teaching, and about his advocacy for people with arthritis. (Originally recorded in 2016)

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