Pianist Orion Weiss
As a kid, Orion Weiss played the piano simply because he loved playing. Practice wasn't a chore -- there wasn't a 30-minute timer ticking away in disagreement with a metronome. He simply liked to practice, to play the piano. That continued into his teenage years, then through his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Even then, he says, he was only playing piano because he loved it. The idea of becoming a professional musician hadn't really crossed his mind. You'll hear Orion Weiss play music by Brahms on Monday's Performance Today.