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Cinema Arts Centre to Host Byron Janis

Byron Janis to play Chopin and selections from his musical score for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

BYRON JANIS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ACCLAIMED CONCERT PIANISTS, WHO HAS PLAYED IN THE COLD WAR KREMLIN AND THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE, WILL JOIN CO-AUTHOR AND WIFE MARIA COOPER JANIS, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GARY COOPER, FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF “THE BYRON JANIS STORY” AND BOOK SIGNING of his richly textured memoir, Chopin and BEYOND. BYRON Janis will donate 25% of the proceeds from the sale of his book and DVD.  in addition to the book signing, Byron janis will also PLAY a selection of pieces from his musical score “The HUnchback of Notre Dame” on THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011 FROM 7:30 PM –10.30 PM AT THE CINEMA ARTS CENTRE, 423 PARK AVENUE, IN HUNTINGTON, NY.LEGENDARY JANIS OvercAme a childhood accident to his hand and continued to play – a miracle according to DOCTORS.  then later in life BYRON kept PAINFUL, SEVERE arthritis, in his hands and wrists, secret while he performed to acclaim around the world.

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