Ronald Stevenson

Ronald Stevenson was a Scottish virtuoso pianist and a prolific composer of over 500 works. In the tradition of Liszt, Godowsky, and Busoni, he also introduced and concertized his own compositions. He was highly respected as an educator and in constant demand as a guest lecturer at universities worldwide. Stevenson was born in 1928 in Blackburn, England, which was known at the time for its production of cotton textiles. His mother worked at a cotton mill, and his father was a railroad fireman and a talented amateur singer. Stevenson spent his childhood in Blackburn, where he...