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He started playing piano at the age of two and, at just 17, gave a remarkable two-and-a-half-hour concert featuring the 24 preludes and fugues by composer Dmitri Shostakovich.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

Phil creative chair, he programs the Green Umbrella series, and it was significant that Glass preludes preceded a weekend devoted to Adams and his influence at Disney.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

It hosted world gymnastics and track titles, both of which were preludes to the World Cup, which is costing the country an estimated $220 billion.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

And grim narratives aren’t necessarily preludes to capitulation.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2022

The piano music got closer; it was Chopin, one of the preludes, maybe.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt