Pianist Hiromi makes Vail debut

By Melanie Wong

VAIL — Although her head is swaying and her eyes are closed, Hiromi Uehara’s fingers are a blur as she thunders out a one-woman symphony every time she sits down at the piano. As far as how she explains what’s happening, she says playing the piano is like digging for emotional treasure.Since the age of 6, the Japanese-born composer, now 36, has been using the piano as her voice, the complex sound piece for her many emotions. At the age of 14, her unique talent earned her a spot performing with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and at 17, famed jazz …

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