Condoleezza Rice Plays Piano For Queen Elizabeth II

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I watched this and thought that others may want to see it, if not then don't watch it, the choice is yours. Rice plays piano for the Queen Who can doubt that Britain and the United States operate in close political harmony? As if to illustrate the point, the outgoing US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, last night played the piano at Buckingham Palace. The concert, broadcast nationally in Britain, was attended by the Queen, who afterwards presented Rice with a recording of the recital. (Presumably not a bootleg version on an old tape recorder concealed inside the royal handbag.) Accompanied by Louise Miliband, the wife of the foreign secretary, on violin and three members of the London Symphony Orchestra, they performed a piece by Brahms. The request was apparently made by Rice, an accomplished musician who once considered a career as a concert pianist. In the past she has performed with the distinguished cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Her visit this week is likely to be the last before Barack Obama's administration picks up the baton. Rice is not the first pianist to double up as a politician. Poland's prime minister after the first world war, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, was better known as concert virtuoso before coming to power. The flamboyant, mop-haired musician eventually stormed off the political stage and back to his recital stool. Ted Heath loved playing the piano, too. Tony Blair enjoyed strumming his guitar and Bill Clinton could perform on the saxophone. Reinforcing <b>...</b>

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