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The carriage door opened and out stepped a short Russian man with a long moustache twirl- ed at the ends. Alexander Scriabin was about to begin his concert. It was 1907: More than half a century later, another artist came here to perform. Wearing a flowing gown and accom- panied by the Detroit Sym- phony Orchestra, Ruth Laredo played earlier this month at Meadowbrook Theater in a musical setting quite different from those of Scriabin's day. It is more than appearances in Detroit that Laredo and Scriabin have in common. Scriabin was praised by his contemporaries as extraor- dinary. "Not only a composer, but an occasion for perpetual congratulation," Boris Paster- nak said of him. Likewise, Laredo has received numerous accolades in her day. The New York Times called her, "The pre- sent generation's first truly major American woman pianist." Laredo is an unabashed fan of the late composer. In 1970, she even went to represen- tatives of Connoisseur Records to recommend recor- ding the Scriabin sonantas. They welcomed the idea — as did the public, which eagerly purchased Laredo's records. Although she now lives in New York, Laredo was born and raised in Detroit and received much of her training here. She began lessons with her mother, Miriam Meckler, a talented pianist in her own right who opted for teaching over concert tours when she married. Although Meckler would not play for her daughter, Laredo recalls hear- ing a recording of her mother at the piano, which she said was beautiful. Laredo's father also loved music and maintained a large collection of classical records. An English teacher, he often took his daughter to plays in- cluding "Hamlet." His in- . 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Her third teacher — before she began studies at the In- stitute of Music in Philadelphia — was Mischa Kottler, who said his young student was very dedicated, "but she didn't like to prac- tice scales." Kottler was in the audience for both of Laredo's recent performances here and at- tends every one of her con- certs in the Detroit area. "She's improving every year," he said. The ritual of constant prac- ticing that characterized her youth stayed with Laredo. She prepares for many months before a performance, explaining that, like an athlete, a musician is con- stantly perfecting his craft. "It's a process of being in shape," she said. "You don't just wake up one day and run the marathon." Devotion to music is one of the things Laredo believes helped establish her reputa- tion. "You have to have stamina and de_dication and tenacity," she said, "along with a natural gift and lucky stars." Stamina is one of the elements many would con- sider necessary for much of the music Laredo plays. Two of her favorites are Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, -neither of whom has been ac- cused of writing simple melodies. "One of the most amazing composers I've ever heard," is how Laredo described Scriabin, whose musical im- agination led him to dream up a concert that would touch all the senses. He hoped to write a piece, "Mystierium," the performance of which would include his music, bur- ning incense, a light show and workers to massage members of the audience. Another of Laredo's favorite composers is Prokofiev. While in Detroit, she performed his first piano concerto, which Prokofiev composed when he was 20. Prokofiev did not always receive a warm reception