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2024-02-05 11:55:30
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, CardiffWorks by the French master framed six pieces written in tribute by pupils of his, all played with great artistry by LortieThis year marks the centenary of the death of Gabriel Fauré, prompting, one hopes, a much wider appreciation of the French master who is still primarily remembered for his Requiem. The Canadian pianist
2022-07-18 14:02:07
Fleisher, Pires, 2022
[…] cut short in 1964 by problems in his right hand. He continued playing arepertoire for the left hand while trying to find a cure. In 2004, 40 years after being diagnosed with focal dystonia, he regained some use of his right hand, but not on the level of his early years. For almost 60 years Fleisher taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Music; among his students were André Watts, Yefim Bronfman, Hélène Grimaud, and Louis Lortie. Here’s the famous recording of Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto Fleisher made in 1962. George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra. The Portuguese pianist (pronounced “piresh” in Portuguese) was also born on July 23rd, in 1944. She’s an unusual musician in that she clearly tries to avoid the demands of a virtuoso concert pianist’s life: hundreds of concerts, media presentations and such. Her career is punctuated by pauses, as when she stopped playing in public […]
2022-04-02 05:33:00
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Xian Zhang, conductor; Inon Barnatan, piano. April 1, 2022.
State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ. Balcony (Seat L101, $31). Program Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor" One reason we came back from our Nebraska trip yesterday was so we could catch these Beethoven piano concertos today and tomorrow. The original program pianist was Louis Lortie, but a few weeks ago we were sent a notice that he withdrew because of an injury, and Barnatan would be the "substitute." A search of my blog indicated that I had heard Lortie once, and Barnatan five times. Beethoven concertos must be standard repertoire for concert pianists. However, unless Barnatan just came off another series with another orchestra, that he could do them without music was most impressive. (This assumes he will do 2 to 4 without music also.) I think he […]
2022-03-04 21:02:39
Born in San Francisco, Leon Fleisher began playing piano at the age of four, and began studying with Artur Schnabel at age nine. His students include André Watts, Yefim Bronfman, Hélène Grimaud, Louis Lortie, Jonathan Biss, and Yuja Wang (!!) Below is an amazing video which provides a glimpse into the life, training, accomplishments, and challenges that Leon Fleisher faced during his lifetime.He died in 2020 at age 92.
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