He was a classical pianist, and played Rachmaninoff between Sound of Music scenes...
The beloved star of stage and screen was an accomplished pianist, and often tickled the ivories to keep his cast mates entertained during breaks on set.
Christopher Plummer, or as he was most famously known, Captain von Trapp from , died on 5 February and left behind an extraordinary legacy.
With a gloriously resonant voice, a wicked smile and seemingly sculpted features, the Canadian actor was first choice time and time again for the great Shakespearean roles, and he would leave an immeasurable mark on the acting world.
But as a boy, it was the thought of a pianistic career that occupied Plummer’s mind.
As a schoolboy, Plummer began studying to be a concert , training in all the great classical works. Eventually, his love of acting would eclipse all serious thought to the instrument. But he always returned to the ivories.
Before he became an actor, Christopher Plummer studied to be a concert pianist. Here he is playing between takes on ‘The Sound of Music.’
In this wonderful discussion of The Sound of Music with , the legendary soprano recalls the time the late actor played for the cast.
“You were phenomenal off the set in that you kept us all very jolly,” Andrews tells Plummer. “You would play the piano brilliantly until very, very late at night.”
“Thank you very much but I think you were all very south to be able to say I played brilliantly…” Plummer says, modestly. “But I was constantly at that piano.”
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