Mimi Ezust wrote:
>And who is Ivan, a relative?
Nikolai is the grandfather, and Alexander is the father of Ivan, who died
last April. Of interest to those tracking influences on composers, Ivan's
mother, Lee Hsien-Ming, was Chinese and born in China. (According to the
obits, she was the first female pianist to graduate from Shanghai
Conservatory.)
John Dalmas
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