"Neil Coward" wrote in message ...
I think Tiamanov was also a concert pianist wasn't he?

Yes, GM Mark Taimanov and Lyubov Bruk, his first wife, played piano duets
during a long concert career.

Here's GM Joel Lautier's interview with GM Taimanov (23 May 2002), including
photographs of him playing the piano and a sample of the Taimanovs' music:

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=320

--Nick