Concert Artist/Fidelio Recordings

JOYCE HATTO 1928-2006

The late Joyce Hatto has provided evidence in plenty over the years of her unique abilities as a pianist and musician with quite extraordinary powers as a communicator. As the news of her passing became widely known many leading critics and commentators began to open their hearts and pen their acknowledgements of her gifts in a flood of articles and obituaries in the leading newspapers, magazines and radio stations connected with the musical world.

At Concert Artist we have received hundreds of emails, letters and postcards. Many of these are in depth appreciations of Joyce Hatto’s long and painful struggle to overcome and fight back against a vicious and pernicious invading cancer. Not of all of these personal letters were connected with her music. Many ordinary people, not associated with music not, perhaps, ever having listened to a Beethoven Sonata in their lives, were moved and given hope for their own problems after hearing various radio interviews and long articles broadcast, or published, particularly from New Zealand and the United States.

In the last few months of her life Joyce, for this is how the great majority of the letters received simply referred to her, did her best to send hand written messages to all these new friends. Although in the end her strength, but not her courage failed, it has now been left to her husband to convey her thanks individually to all those who have written to her personally.

We have received many letters and emails asking for copies of the interviews that have been broadcast. It is not possible for us, at present, to send such copies but it is our intention to seek permission and make these interviews and conversations available in due course.

Concert Artist & Fidelio Recordings

Royston, Herts, SG8 7EG

Tele: 01763 222210

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