For this episode I interview Valeria Krotky, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Valeria is 94, and taught piano for over fifty of those years. She even teaches me a bit of piano during our interview! It is a true lifelong passion for her, and I had the pleasure of getting to hear her play, and record it, so you'll get to enjoy that on today's episode too. She shares about the piano and her passion for music, which she likely inherited from her father, who led an Orchestra. She talks about family, her husband Emil, and her sons, and shares some memorable (and even harrowing) stories from her early life in her home country of Slovakia. Thank you so much Valeria for letting me interview you, and for playing the piano for me!
This interview was originally recorded on March 27, 2025
