Posted: Tue., Feb. 25, 1997, 11:00pm PT

Helfgott's No. 1

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TX LONDON (Reuter) --- Australian pianist David Helfgott, whose story is told in the Oscar-nominated film "Shine," went to the top of the British classical music charts Tuesday with the only record he's ever made. He's also No. 1 in the U.S. with his recording of Rachmaninoff's notoriously difficult Third Piano Concerto.