I love how humble she is, “…if I were talented I wouldn’t have to work so hard.” Also, “…every child is a miracle really…”

97 years old and still playing the piano? We need more pianists like her in the world who can teach the importance of music making and practicing fine art for people who want to experience it more. As Henri Matisse (1869-1954) once said: "Creativity takes courage."

I read her biography, "Forbidden Childhood," maybe 40 years ago now. Being a professional musician myself who also had a very tough childhood, I took encouragement from her story. And here she is at 97, still being a shining light in our world !

Although I’ll never be as talented as her, I hope to be as joyful as she seems when I’m older.

I am in TOTAL AWE of this Super Woman. I CANNOT imagine have such a singularly focused, successful, talented and DEDICATED LIFE. FILLING IN FOR RACHMANINOFF AT AGE 9?!?!? Mind-boggling and Sto' Lat to her with LOVE!!!

CBS Sunday Morning is the BEST of Broadcast Television

The most youthful and exuberant 97 years of age (certainly, old is not appropriate), I have ever seen. What an inspiration! Mo Rocca and his colleagues did a superb job here. Her virtuosity and technique are impeccable.

Stories like this are why I watch Sunday Morning.

I love her humility and take on life. What an inspiration she is to the world.

Incredible for us an sad for a childhood missed.

Wonderful that you still play at 90+. Best wishes to you Madame Slenczynska❤

Wow what a truly exceptional woman and artist! Thanks Sunday Morning for this inspiring and enlightening segment about someone special that I would've never known about otherwise.🎵🧡

What a life! 😍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

"If I were talented, I wouldn't had to work so hard". wow what an inspiration.

You’re my hero Pani Slenczynska. God Bless you!

She is simply wonderful. What a beautiful woman with a smile par excellent and humility at its best. Love you!

A truly lovely woman ....

Thank you so much for this piece. As a musician, and quite frankly as a human being, this woman's life is an abundance of inspiration.

97 years young ,woooow what a grand musician !

I saw her play in person at LVC because Professor Morman Stahlman teaches piano and organ here. She had a recital for us and she was absolutely amazing. I talked to her after the performance at a seperate talk she was doing. She was absolutely great to talk to and she definitely is enjoying her life. She provides such a beam of positive energy to the LVC Community during a time where we’re trying to recover from the pandemic and we’re honestly so lucky to have her 💙

Music heals and blesses us all. Need to find this album.

She is so Inspirational.

I had no idea Ruth Slenczynska could still be alive. I read her autobiography years ago and she wrote it years before that. Ave, Ruth.

Incredible story. Her humility despite her talent and great success makes her even more admirable

I've long been familiar with this wonderful artist through her recordings. It's nice to see a chat with her.

A beautiful soul and a great pianist,a true vituoso🎶❤️🎵

Lovely. A must buy. Her playing is still fantastic.

Very wise lady.

Lovely. Beautiful life!

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a Legendary university with amazing teachers and graduates! The home of Suzuki pedagogy in the US! And the home of Professor Ruth for many years!

This lady is wonderful 😊

Beautiful. Bravo 👍🎼🎹👏👏👏👏❤

I think what Ruth said about how talented she was as a child is true. If you are still there check out Gallup’s strength and talent assessment. What a amazing woman - as a musician and as a wise remarkable woman. So happy I found her; she inspires🙏🏼♥️🌏🌺

It seems that some people working with art become art themselves.

Music in her soul!

Love the humility

I'd give anything to attend a masterclass with her. Just attend!

Beautiful

Goals!!!

I read Ruth's story in the Reader's Digest years ago. Her story is the reason I tell KZfaq "I don't like the video" when a video of a so-called child prodigy comes up. A child should be allowed to live a child's life.

Amazing!

How beautiful!!!!

So talented :)))

Very nice..

I love this video, as a passionate amateur classical pianist and more importantly, perpetual student of music with an abiding fascination in this form of art. In a seemingly peripheral observation I want to draw attention to 4:54 in this video. Notice the glass-domed clock in the background. Hardcore enthusiasts of classical piano seem genetically disposed to love mechanical clocks, myself included. I believe it has to do with the beauty of the metal mechanism with its steady rhythmic operation, and the appealing sound it produces (obviously metronome-like, but not liked for mimicking that, rather for the mechanism and beauty of clocks themselves). If you ever have a passionate classical enthusiast you want to give a gift to, a beautiful mechanical clock cannot go wrong (or a voucher/credit/gift certificate so the pianist can choose; the downside is there’s also finickiness about personal taste). This mechanical clock in the video is especially fitting for a 94 year old pianist: it’s called an “anniversary clock” which can run for an ENTIRE YEAR on one winding!! (Most clocks are wound either once a week - 8 day movement, they build a “grace period” reserve power into the design, or monthly - “31 day movement). The anniversary clock uses what’s called a “torsion” pendulum that rather than swinging back and forth, rotates on a very fine thread-like cable. They are surprisingly affordable, used, on EBay and other websites, including shopgoodwill.com

Wow

😍🔥

I love her

Great story. The subtitles however are very distracting and grammatically abhorrent.

What a guy...eh?! I wish you both the best.

My parent musicians, 🎹 Betty {Pianist to Arnold Schoenberg's most '38-'40 advanced UCLA classes in Theory: Form & Analysis + Orchestral Structure & Composition, also T.A.=Teaching Assist to Prof Arnold Schoenberg 2 full years & friend of The Arnold Schoenberg's oft invited to 'Schoenberg Sunday Soirees'@their LA in Brentwood Home w/ esteemed Composer Hollywood colleagues of Schoenberg, & including Igor Stravinsky!} & Violin Poppa, NYC Juilliard Top of Class Hollywood Studios Arr / Composer, 'author' US Army Engineers Official Song, plus 'Choral' work for 250 Adult Choir, Children's Choir & 110 piece Orchestra Music to POTUS FDR's famed Radio Broadcast in WWII, P for Peace, Hollywood Bowl/LA premiered; also ASTA Nat'l President US /hailed String Music Educator USC, & Conductor LA/Stockton, CA, Utah & Mexico Ciudad Orchestras, colleague/friend of Ruth Slenczynska, engaged RS as his Piano Soloist on numerous occasions, also their house guest in Stockton & Utah, greatly enjoying long Music Chats w/Ruth Slenczynska, always felt her 'one of The Great Pianist's of both the 20th/start 21st Century' & delightful friend of rare humility who shared her Iconic music training w/Rachmaninoff, {& close friend of my own Icon Violin Mentor, Nathan Milstein, after Heifetz} Teachings of Piano techniques & musical interpretation w/my rare pedigreed musician parents both of whom shared all above with myself and sibling {🎻}recording engineer ! Utterly delighted to see RUTH {no need for last name at 97 & counting!}, on a CBS TV Special celebrating her authentic Artistry & now heralded studies & friendship w/Rachmaninoff, & with The World!! Huge Thank You's to CBS for this priceless 'portrait' of Ms. Slencyznska, at a young 97 years playing like an ANGEl & Treasured So ... Elisabeth Matesky 🎻💐 Ref: facebook.com/elisabeth.anne.775?fref=nf (White House Pic, w/Potus Carter/🇫🇷Premier, Raymond Barre, standing applauding my Potus Carter Invited TWH Violin Recital of French🎼 + "Ballade" of Eugen Ysaye Solo Violin Sonate #3 'Finale', honouring French Culture in WH State DR! Portion Potus Carter Note to me visible on EAM FB Pg, 16.9.77💚 🇺🇸🌹Ruth Slencyznska, April 5, 2022, Elisabeth 'M', daughter/R & B❣

Pete Maravich practiced 9 hours a day. His father Press was very overbearing.