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Richard Farrell

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Pianist Richard Farrell plays a Chopin waltz in this 1952 experimental film by photographer Brian Brake. Renowned for his musicality and technique, Farrell was just beginning to establish an international career when he died in a car accident.

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Reference: New Zealand Mirror 14. National Film Unit, 1952

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Peter Walls, Classical musicians – Instrumentalists and conductors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/45479/richard-farrell (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Peter Walls, published 3 June 2014.