November 2021

Most of the great concertos for left hand and orchestra – including Ravel’s – were commissioned by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, whose daughter, Joan Ripley, is featured in “For the Left Hand.” After watching the film, Ms. Ripley sent this letter to Howard Reich, quoted here in full (with her Read more…

Documentaries spark conversation, and a lively one occurred online Oct. 27, when Sylvia Ewing spoke with “For the Left Hand” subject Norman Malone, co-director Gordon Quinn and writer/co-producer Howard Reich. The idea was to take viewers, who can stream the film at pbs.org, deep inside the making and meaning of the Read more…