ABOUT ERIC LE VAN
Classical musician who gained fame for his renditions of Johannes Brahms ' and Alexander Scriabin 's works.
He became a fixture on the North American and European concert circuit as a soloist and chamber musician.
He became an archivist of unusual repertoire, such as the now-obscure 19th-century composer Joachim Raff.
His family encouraged his musical ambitions, and he debuted at 16 with a concert of Brahms' works.
He appeared at the Wiemar Franz Liszt Festival and Bonn's Beethovenfest.
