Contiguglias honoring mentor

When John and Richard Contiguglia play in a lunchtime London concert on Nov. 25, the time slot will have special significance. The woman who the concert will honor - pianist Myra Hess - performed a series of famous concerts at London's National Gallery at approximately the same time.

The Auburn natives will visit their hometown to preview the November concert honoring Hess as part of the Adams Foundation piano series. The Contiguglias studied under Hess at Yale University before carving out a reputation as being renowned concert pianists in their own right.

In an e-mail response to questions from The Citizen, Richard said that Hess was the greatest pianist they had ever heard in concert.