A young pianist is so enamored with Emmanuel Ax, he talks his way into meeting him backstage at a recital. Afterwards, he vows never to complain again about practicing.
Sadly, the boy succumbs to Leukemia, but his parents decide to give a gift in his name to the school he attended - something they were not able to give him in his lifetime - a Steinway piano.
Ax is so touched by the gift and it's possibilities to touch other young musicians, that he offers to play the dedication recital on the new Steinway.
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