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By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange, Dec. 11, 2025

Dr. Donald DeMarco is Professor Emeritus, St. Jerome’s University and Adjunct Professor at Holy Apostles College. He is is the author of 42 books, a former corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy of Life, and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Christian Personalism in The Netherlands. Some of his latest books, The 12 Supporting Pillars of the Culture of Life and Why They Are Crumbling, Glimmers of Hope in a Darkening World, Restoring Philosophy and Returning to Common Sense, and Let Us not Despair are posted on Amazon. He and his wife, Mary, have 5 children and 13 grandchildren.

Leonid Hambro was a most extraordinary human being. He was born in Chicago in 1920 and passed away at 86 in New York City. His father was a pianist who accompanied silent films. Leonid was a child prodigy and gave his first recital at age 5. His career never slowed down. He made over 100 recordings and was the pianist for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. He performed concerts throughout the world under the baton of such luminaries as Arturo Toscanini, Eugene Ormandy, and Leonard Bernstein. As a skilled chamber musician, he collaborated with Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Isaac Stern, and other distinguished musicians.

He possessed an uncanny ability to mimic other pianists and was a genius at improvisation. His sight reading skills were incomparable, and his memory was prodigious. He would, upon occasion, hand out to members of his audience a list of more than 100 piano pieces and play, on the spot, whatever they chose. He was also a composer and an author. He is best known, oddly enough, for working with legendary Victor Borge as his musical sidekick. …

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