French 106-year-old pianist to release sixth album

Colette Maze has been playing the piano since the age of four, almost one century ago. Today, she is working on yet another album, as performing on the piano remains a way for her to fill an emotional void and feed her imagination. Photo: Reuters

Colette Maze says she began playing the piano when she was four years old to find in music the warmth absent in her strict upbringing.

Today, at the age of 106, her playing still exudes great tenderness and sitting at the piano – one of four in her Paris apartment – her agile fingers seem to barely touch the keys as she sways to the sounds of Schumann, Debussy and Chopin.