His amazing career spanned well over half a century: he played before Queen Victoria in 1899 and was invited by two Presidents of the United States (Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 and John F Kennedy in 1961) to play at the White House.
A súa impresionante carreira abarcou máis de medio século: tocou antes da raíña Victoria en 1899 e foi invitado por dous presidentes dos Estados Unidos (Theodore Roosevelt en 1904 e John Fitzgerald Kennedy en 1961) para tocar na Casa Branca.