Condoleezza Rice Plays Private Piano Recital For The Queen

LONDON — Live from the palace _ Condi Rice on piano!

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice performed in a piano quintet Monday night for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Rice played Brahms' Op. 34 with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's wife, Louise, on violin, and three members of the London Symphony Orchestra.

The queen gave Rice an audio recording of the performance as a gift.

Rice is a classically trained pianist who had expressed a wish to play at the palace.

She was making her final trip to Britain before President-elect Barack Obama takes office next month. On Tuesday, she gave a farewell speech to NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Comments

[crablover]

If only she had decided to pursue a career in music instead of political science.

[bloominglater]

does anyone else find it odd that she "requested" to play for the queen? what's that about? that seems a little bit, oh, i don't know--weird. it would be different if the queen had asked her to play, but it just seems strange to me.

[Snice]

What a "Tia Condoleeza­"...

[glorialovelace]

Envy is soooooo unattractive. Especially when practiced by bottom feeders.

[Snice]

Right. But calling people you know NOTHING about: "bottom feeders" is really hot...

[NoToGOP08]

How does a classically trained pianist support bloodshed???!!!

[hilaritee]

explain your logic....a­rt and violence cannot coexist? that is a real logic leap. after all, even hitler loved the arts and wanted to be a painter. one does not negate the other.

[roshni]

There is a connection between Wagner's music and the holocaust.

[buckbuck11]

Her majesty looked quite amused!

[Aabby]

Is she dating anyone? poor thing has no life.

[pangurban]

She can play all the beautiful music in the world but it will not remove the bl00d stains from her hands.

[rektruax]

She really shreds eh? Who'da thunk it...

[dirigentin]

I know someone who played duets with her at Univ. of Denver. Shes quite accomplished in that area. Having said that, it's sad that a woman of her talent and intelligence got mixed up with the Bush Administration. Her intellect was wasted in her job as rah-rah for W and his horrible policies.

[pangurban]

That is what happens when you have intellect but no heart. Most of the people in the Bush administration have no heart (except mainly for their own family and friends) and no conscience. Condi seems to have no "emotional intelligen­ce."

[alanposting]

Just remember where she came from......­.A right wing think tank at Stanford..­..

[SwingVoter]

I have to agree partially. I do think she is very intelligent.

[alanposting]

Her nest audience should be her fellow inmates.

[raop]

Yesterday the White house reported that Rice was being " rushed " to Delhi to talk with the Indian govt. presumably to express solidarity with the govt. but mainly to dissuade a move towards nucelar war. Surprised that she thought it fit to stop by London to play the piano.

[pangurban]

She probably did some shopping too.

[sherbug]

I would like to have a recording of the concert also.

[Village]

Queen and company will be laughing about that for YEARS.

[rektruax]

Why?

[KarateKid]

She should accompany her boss, Nero, while he plays the fiddle as Rome burns.

[Netizen]

LOL. Perfect.

[roshni]

This is too easy......­....

[ObamaEdwards]

PROSECUTE Rice, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush.

These fluffy articles about Rice are just a distraction. She's celebrated as one of Glamour's women of the year! She plays classical piano for Queen Elizabeth!

Big deal.

She sat in an office with Cheney and Rumsfeld and approved specific types of interrogation techniques (which we now identify as torture) for specific detainees. That fact is not going away.

[insanityfollows]

Condi is an amazing pianist. For all of our sakes I wish she had stuck to that as her profession. That being said, this demonstrates the true grace of Queen Elizabeth to have audience with Condi Rice. You know the Queen vehemently disagrees with her on an ideolgical and political level. The fact that the Queen can put that aside and appreciate Condi's musical talent is a testament to Elizabeth's monarchy. Outstanding, Queen Elizabeth, and thank you for demonstrating what true class is. It has nothing to do with wealth.