George Walker: 'it is important to make distinctions between the careers of Philippa Schuyler and Natalie Hinderas.'

[TOP: Natalie Hinderas, back cover of liner notes, Piano Music of African American Composers; CRI 629 (1992) (86:35) BOTTOM: Philippa Duke Schuyler]

George Walker (b. 1922) has a website at: http://georgergetwalker.com/ and is featured at AfriClassical.com. He joins the recent discussion of Philippa Duke Schuyler:

“Hello Bill,

I think that it is important to make distinctions between the careers of Philippa Schuyler and Natalie Hinderas. The range of Natalie's performances and repertoire was far more extensive than that of Ms. Schuyler. Natalie's pianism was powerful when strength was required and technically secure. Although she was not a composer, she had an intuitive grasp of the elements found in contemporary music. Her recording of my Piano Concerto played with numerous orchestras remains a reference.”