ShiroKuro This photo is from 1990, Santa Fe NM.. (Betsy Arakawa was the wife of Gene Hackman, she is always described as a classical pianist, but I don't think she ever had a concertizing career, although I don't really know. May they both RIP)
pianoloverus She was a professional with a concert career. After she married Gene Hackman she stopped concertizing.
ShiroKuro pianoloverus She was a professional with a concert career. I wonder if there are any videos of her playing. After she married Gene Hackman she stopped concertizing. I thought I read somewhere that she was working in a gym when they met, that's why I thought she wasn't ever a concertizer. Not that it matters.
Nightowl The details of their deaths are very sad and quite unusual. Gene suffered with Alzheimer's disease and his wife was his carer, so he was probably unable to call for help when she died. Considering their ages it's surprising that she died first, but it's a stark reminder of how unpredictable these things can be. This story has been playing on my mind since the details emerged. May they both rest in peace.
sweelinck Per wikipedia, at age 11, she performed a movement of the Haydn Concerto in G with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.
