<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"= > <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>He certainly knows what he wants. One of the great pianists of this = time, in my opinion. Depending on what he plays, he might force the = instrument to the extreme. 2000+ seat hall, oh my god. No doubt he is = great and worth the money. Send him greetings from the University of = Louisville/KY.</DIV> <DIV>Hans Sander, RPT</DIV> <DIV>UofL, School of Music<BR><BR>>>> atodd@uh.edu 10/13/2004 = 10:16:25 AM >>><BR></DIV> <DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Has anyone ever worked with Ivo Pogorelich = before? <BR><BR><FONT size=4>He's doing a recital tonight, sponsored by = the Society for<BR>the Performing Arts, in our large (2000+ seat) hall = <BR>downtown. We loaned them our Hamburg 'D' because he insisted<BR>on = having one and ours is the only other available 'D' in<BR>Houston, with = the stipulation that I was the only one who <BR>could "touch" it! = <BR><BR>Thanks. <BR><BR>Avery<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>