Under his tutelage, the event blossomed into an internationally respected competitionBy David Burger | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jul 19 2013 07:54 pm - Last Updated Jul 19 2013 10:41 pm
A little over a half-decade ago, Salt Lake City attorney Chase Kimball went on a car trip to Logan to see Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman perform.
While the concert was spectacular, what made the night one of the highlights of Kimball’s life was his companion in the car: Paul Pollei.
'It was just a joy to spend two hours, there and back, with him,' said Kimball, a longtime member of the board of directors for the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation.
Pollei – a warm, generous man with an encyclopedic knowledge of classical piano music, and founder and director of the internationally known, Salt Lake City-based Gina Bachauer Internation Piano Competition – died Thursday after a long illness.
He was 77.