How come there aren't many black classical concert pianists?

The same reason there aren't a lot of black people in many pursuits: the subject is outside their cultural traditions and, therefore, not valued by their parents when they are kids, or by themselves when they make their own decisions. read more

Great Piano of Hazel Scott. Classical music is cover music. How many years does one want to play a song the same way over and over. Jazz was born in Black America and music does not reach higher than Jazz. Cover musicians are low on the totem pole of musicians. read more

There was an amazing black cellist at my music school, in addition to two great black pianists. Very talented. My very first student after I finished college was black. read more

What I do know is that there are only about 200 classical pianists in the world that make their living primarily by giving concerts and recitals. That figure has not change in decades. I also know that there are approximately 30 million people in China alone that are studying classical piano. read more