Even now, Larsen ultimately hears Harling’s voice
over anyone he every studied with. “I miss him very much,” says Larsen of Harling,
who passed away in 2001. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/dec/06/local/me-12044
After his passing, Harling had an annual concerto competition named after him http://westsidemusicfoundation.org/Robert%20Turner%20Piano%20Concerto%20Competition.htm
While completing his
bachelors and his masters at California State University Northridge, which was
known at the time for its excellent music program, Larsen saw a notice for a
ballet pianist at Burt Reynolds Dance Studio. He was accepted for the position
and has been playing for dance classes ever since. He has played for a great
number of famous companies, teachers, and schools.
One of Larsen’s biggest
fans is 92-year-old Yelena Morris, who, according to Larsen, looks thirty years
younger. Larsen has played for her school in San Clemente, West Coast Ballet,
which has its own treasure trove of graduates who have joined companies, such
as the New York City Ballet, which Morris herself was a star of.
www.westcoastballet.com
Larsen also has played
for other former stars of the New York City Ballet, such as sisters Christina
and Pam Nichols, Miami City Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theatre, and Saratoga
Ballet have also enjoyed Larsen’s music. In fact, Larsen nearly accepted a position
as music director for Saratoga Ballet a few years ago.
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