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Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday

By: Mar. 12, 2008
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Internationally renowned pianist Byron Janis celebrated his 80th birthday in grand style with a concert on Monday, March 10 at 6PM where he played his own music for the first time in front of an audience.

Hosted by Pia Lindstrom at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, some of Broadway's most acclaimed performers joined Janis for the March 10 concert. His special guests include Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein), Karen Mason (Mamma Mia!), Sami Gayle (Gypsy), Maya Days (No Strings at Encores!), and Joanne Lessner (Cyrano).

For more information about Byron Janis please visit www.byronjanis.com and for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts upcoming events visit www.nypl.org

Photos by Linda Lenzi

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Maria Cooper Janis and Byron Janis

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Pia Lindstrom and Byron Janis

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Pia Lindstrom, Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis

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Performers Maya Days, Karen Mason, Shuler Hensley, Joanne Lessner, Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis

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Karen Mason and Byron Janis

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Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis

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Shuler Hensley and Byron Janis

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Joanne Lessner and Byron Janis

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Maya Days and Byron Janis

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Marian Javits and Byron Janis

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Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits

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Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits

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Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

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Laila Robins, Robert Cuccioli and Maya Days

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Laila Robins, Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Robert Cuccioli

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Paul Rolnick and Karen Mason

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Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley

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Fred Applegate and Shuler Hensley

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Cherie Sprosty, Fred Applegate, Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley

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Robert Cuccioli and Shuler Hensley

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Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason and Shuler Hensley

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Byron Janis, Joanne Lessner and Josh Rosenblum

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Director Annette Jolles and Byron Janis

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Maria Cooper Janis and Robert Cuccioli

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Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts/ Producer: Public Programs, Performances, Lectures) and Byron Janis

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Maya Days, Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally and Byron Janis

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Laila Robins and Maya Days

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Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Patricia Neal

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Karen Mason and Robert Cuccioli

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Patricia Neal and Maya Days



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