Her parents are serious pianists and teachers; her wider family is of the art world.

Mr. Callahan often asks serious pianists if they would like to try a new tuning, and those who say yes are not disappointed.

He was a very serious pianist.

But he is already a serious and accomplished pianist.

He is a serious pianist and even played a trumpet fanfare at Mr. Wieseltier's wedding.

"My left foot flops, and if I had wanted to be a serious pianist, that would have put an end to it," he said.

Mr. Beggerow is a serious pianist now that he has the time to practice, sometimes two or three hours at a stretch.

I had been a serious pianist until I finished college.

The net result comes close to the sound of a real piano, though serious pianists will have to decide for themselves whether that is close enough.

"I felt his music was the perfect vehicle for a serious pianist."