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Greek and American conductor (1896–1960)
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2024-02-16 22:11:56
28 – 31 May, 2024 The Dimitri Mitropoulos International Competition was created in 1996 to mark the centenary of the birth of the great Greek conductor and composer Dimitri Mitropoulos. Its basic purpose, which is to urge new musicians to be inspired by Dimitri Mitropoulos’s selfless dedication to music, has been supported in the past […]
2024-01-06 09:54:00
At Kings Place this month, Turkish pianist Can Çakmur celebrates the Hamamatsu Competition which he won in 2018, not to mention embarking on his 12-disc Schubert with BIS
Can Çakmur (Photo: HIPIC)He won the Hamamatsu Competition in 2018 and has embarked on a 12-disc Schubert+ set with BIS, as part of an exclusive recording contract, surveying of Schubert’s complete major works for piano alongside music by other composers. He cites regular listening to the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Ankara as part of his parents' subscription as an early influence, retains an interest in Hungarian piano pedagogy but also cites Robert Fripp as one of his heroes. Yet my chat to Turkish pianist Can Çakmur also touched on the complex, political yet fascinating history of music in Turkey, as well as talking about the discipline of running.In advance of the 2024 Hamamatsu Competition (which runs from 8 to 25 November), Can Çakmur will be joined by Noriko Ogawa (the Competition's Chair of the Jury) for a showcase concert at Kings Place on 19 January 2024.The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition […]
2022-05-30 09:00:41
Dimitri Mitropoulos is often described as a victim–of his sexuality, his idealism, his rough ride with the New York Philharmonic, the indifference of Columbia records, and yet this 60+ CD set, taken as a whole, does him justice in great measure; and to the extent it doesn’t, you can supplement his “official” recordings with numerous […]
2022-05-30 00:53:20
This recording comes from Sony Classical’s recent big box remastered Mitropoulos collection, which is what you’ll have to buy if you want this one on CD as it’s only available singly via download or streaming (Apple Music, Amazon, HD Tracks, etc). However, the remastered stereo sound is very good with only the somewhat limited dynamic […]
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