ok you know what is fascinating!?!?!
When I was 15, I was the last one to play in a piano recital - and I played 10 pages of Hungarian Rhapsody - BY MEMORY!!! HEHEHE
and I had NO idea that HE was one of the firsts to do this!!!!! This is so cool!!!
Great choice here - and I'll be coming along to meet him with you too! heheheh
Congratulations then, looks like you deserve it. Playing by memory requires a lot of practice.