Mary Esterheld wrote:

> Why pick on Hilary?  Most soloists are very intense and serious looking.
> I have seen Martha Argerich smile while playing and perhaps a few others
> - but most are in deep concentration as is needed.

The funny thing is that when I first brought this up, I was talking
about her marketing image, not her demeanor on stage.  I think she adopted
her aloof demeanor in an attempt to get people to take her as a serious,
"adult," musician, not a child prodigy.

Mitch Friedfeld

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