Jonathan Irons ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>The German chancellor is Helmut Schmidt (piano).  What about the English
>Prince Charles (cello)?  Edward Heath, former British Prime Minister
>(piano).

Edward Heath is also an organist and has conducted.  He was IIRC organ
scholar at his college in Oxford, which implies a great deal more than
nmerely amateur status.

Nazi Deputy Fu"hrer Reinhard Heydrich was reputedly a fine violinist
(until he was assassinated by the resitance in Yugoslavia).

Deryk Barker
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