Condoleezza Rice performs on the piano at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II

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The outgoing US Secretary of State was accompanied by Louise Miliband, the wife of Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and three members of the London Symphony Orchestra in her performance of Brahms.

The stateswoman who is a concert level pianist was allowed to use a music room at the palace after expressing a wish to play for the Queen before leaving office at the end of the Bush administration in January.

The Queen listened to part of the performance, and afterward presented Miss Rice with an audio recording of the recital as a gift.

Miss Rice started playing the piano as a child and planned a career in music, originally enrolling at university to study the subject before switching to political science. At 15 she performed Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, as a prize for winning a student competition.

She was taught the instrument by her mother, who was a music teacher, and regularly performs private chamber music recitals with four friends, leading to her be described as the world's most prominent amateur musician.

Miss Rice was visiting London before heading for Brussels to attend a meeting of Nato leaders. Earlier in the day, she met Gordon Brown and Mr Miliband.--Telegraph

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[psychawareness]

Her piano playing has nothing to do with her potential future political aspirations and it has nothing to do with the Bush or the Iraq war.

She is a good pianist.

[rostromojado]

I think America's Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves knowing that Americans exhibit such poor grammar. One, "Founding Fathers" should have been capitalized; two, you forgot to insert "be" between "rolling" and "in;" three, "to know" should have been "knowing." Our Founding Fathers certainly didn't envision a country infested with illiterates and ignoramuses. Indeed, such burdens on society should be shipped back to England where they can serve as the British's "clowns."

[shaunh1986]

Dr Rice is a talented pianist and was a great Secretary of State.

[1trojantjl]

She should have doubled majored while she was a student at the u of Denver

[punxsutawneybarney]

For more about Dr. Rice see my video:

Condi Lied Under Oath to the 9/11 Widows

The widows called her "KindaLiesaLot Rice"

[LunaiFondaaa414]

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[scarletjamable]

Nice.

[dontworryaboutit2110]

@darkstar3x16 Because she has class and she's no traitor to her country by aiding in a lie. That's why.

[darkstar3x16]

Why don't black people like her but worship Michelle Obama?

[meccaturbo]

@punxsutawneybarney I'll agree with that - only if they throw Barney Bunghole Frank in jail as well, for his architetecting of the financial collapse.

[punxsutawneybarney]

@meccaturbo Tell it to the widows. Condi lied under oath to them. Calling for justice is not "whining". She should be in jail, not playing piano for the Queen.

[meccaturbo]

@punxsutawneybarney Yeah, Barney Anal-Probe....go on with your useless whining.