His teacher is his mother, Marina, who runs a well-regarded school in Fair Lawn, Believe in Music. Where he gets his piano playing ability is no surprise. Does he like practicing? Well, sometimes he’s not in the mood. How long does he practice the piano every day? Two hours. He also listens to a lot of music on the radio – and very much likes rock bands. (You can see and hear him play if you go to YouTube and enter his name.)īut remember, he’s unpredictable. He’s also played Beethoven’s Pathethique sonata, and on his own -without his music teacher – has ventured into the Moonight sonata. In fact, with this year being Liszt’s 200th birthday, David is trying to learn to play as much of Liszt’s music as possible. His favorite composers? Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt. The first name he mentions is Billy Joel. His favorite pianists? Again, a surprise. What’s the relationship – if any -between hockey and piano playing? “I just give it my best – and try to be the best.” No, but he’s interested in the life sciences and chemistry, What? Does he know any anesthesiologists? So, what does he want to be when he grows up? An anesthesiologist.ĭavid Belkin plays in Beckstein Piano Hall in New York City after having won a piano competition. Get The Jewish Standard Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories And he plays saxophone with the school band. He also plays on the Montclair hockey team and the Fair Lawn hockey team. Not wanting to embarrass the old fellow, he leaned toward him and whispered, “Sir, do you know your pecker’s hanging out for all the world to see?” “Know it?” the geezer grinned.But he’s no Johnny-One”“Note. If you want the job, it’s yours.” Suddenly, the barkeep noticed that the man had not finished his trip to the restroom. So, when the old man returned, the barkeep said, “Mister, you are the greatest piano player I’ve ever heard. While he was gone, the patrons begged the bartender to give the eccentric old musician the job. Then, the piano man rose, excused himself, and shuffled off to use the restroom. “Just amazing! What do you call that one?” “Oh, that’s a little ditty I call ‘I wanna spank yer bare b*tt, baby, till you scream and holler’.” The bartender held his tongue - the guy was certainly good, despite the outrageous song titles. “You are amazing,” exclaimed the barkeep. The crowd clapped along until it was finished, then broke into a thunderous round of applause and filled his tip mug to overflowing. Do you have another?” The old man nodded and broke into a foot-stomping honky-tonk piece that brought the bar patrons to their feet. What was that beautiful song?” “I call it ‘Drop them, Momma, I’m gonna do ya all night long.” Momentarily stunned, the bartender held his temper and said, “Interesting title. During the song, all talk stopped and when the music ended, the patrons leapt to their feet yelling and applauding wildly. As the old man began to play, the room was filled with the most beautiful, melodious music anyone in the bar had ever heard. The bartender was put off by the man’s looks but pointed him to the piano in the corner. A sign in the window of a bar advertised a Piano Player… And one day a scroungy-looking old guy entered the bar asking about the job.
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