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The Soloist is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The plot is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The film was released in theaters on April 24, 2009. [4]
The book has been adapted into a film and a play titled The Soloist, released April 24, 2009, with Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. in the lead roles. In the film, Ayers is depicted as a cellist, rather than a bassist. [5] Ayers and Lopez's relationship was also nationally highlighted in the March 22, 2009, episode of 60 Minutes on CBS. [6] [7]
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LisaGay Hamilton (born 1964) [1] [2] is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as secretary/lawyer Rebecca Washington on the ABC legal drama The Practice (1997–2003).
The Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, is a concerto composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for keyboard (usually a piano or fortepiano) and orchestra.Mozart composed the concerto in the winter of 1785–1786, finishing it on 24 March 1786, three weeks after completing his Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major.
The second movement was featured in the 1967 Swedish film Elvira Madigan, [1] [5] using a recording by Géza Anda as the soloist. [6] As a result, the piece has become widely known as the Elvira Madigan concerto. [7] [8] [9] Neil Diamond's 1972 song "Song Sung Blue" was based on a theme from the andante movement of the concerto. [10]
Starting near the harps and ending in the traditional position nearby the conductor, [11] the viola soloist takes seven positions on the stage [d] and becomes a partner or opponent to bongos, bass flute, two harps, double basses, tuba and percussion. [4] [6] At one point of the concerto, after an extremely difficult run, the soloist screams. [13]
However, according to Leopold's report, at the first performance of Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor (K. 466), Mozart, who was the soloist and conductor, used his own piano, equipped with a pedal-board. Presumably the pedal-board was used to reinforce the left-hand part, or add lower notes than the standard keyboard could play.