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Swiss dentist and composer (1854-1898)
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2017-04-04 23:14:32
The ‘Orchester Wallisellen’, conducted by Leonardo Muzii, gave another wonderful performance last Sunday (April 2, 2017) at the Roman Catholic Church in Dietlikon. There was also a great performance by Valeria Curti, who joined the orchestra for the Concert for bassoon and orchestra by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). The following pieces were played: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) – Ouverture opus 101 Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) – Konzert für Fagott und Orchester Franz Schubert (1797-1828) – Sinfonie No. 2 in B-dur All pictures taken with the Olympus OMD-EM10 camera with the 17 mm 1.8 and 45 mm 1.8 lenses. Post processing in Lightroom.
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2015-11-17 20:45:16
Sad news: America’s foremost piano teacher has died
We have been informed that Seymour Lipkin, the cherished professor of piano at Curtis and Juilliard, died Monday night at Blue Hill Hospital, in Maine. He was 88 years old and had been in poor health for a while. Born in Detroit, Seymour studied at Curti with Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, and David Saperton. In 1948 he won the Rachmaninoff Competition. Later he became known as a formidable Beethoven specialist. He played with all the major US orchestras but was quickly recognised as one of the great educators. He joined the Curtis faculty in 1969 and Juilliard in 1986. pictured with Vladimir Horowitz and Mrs Rachmaninoff. News of the death was confirmed to Slipped Disc by Robert Clements, President of Trustees at Kneisel Hall, where Seymour was artistic director wince 1986. Robert spoke to Seymour’s wife, Ellen Werner, this morning. The funeral will be in Maine, today or […]
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