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* Eileen Joyce; Colorful Concert Pianist

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Eileen Joyce, 78, concert pianist who played Rachmaninoff in the 1945 British classic film “Brief Encounter.” Born in Tasmania, Australia, she learned music from her mother on a beer-stained piano obtained from a pub. After studying in Europe, she performed as a soloist in Europe and the United States. Keying the color of her gowns to her music, during a typical concert in Los Angeles in 1948, she changed into turquoise for Beethoven, red for Tchaikovsky, pale pink for Grieg, and lilac for Liszt. On Monday in London.

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