Yakov Zak News
Soviet pianist (1913-1976)
- piano
- classical music
- Russian Empire, Soviet Union
- pianist, composer, music teacher, university teacher
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2023-08-06 06:48:00
....towards a Pure Land
[…] that. Well, he was very encouraging, and he found Erwin Stein for me, and that’s how things for me really started. BS: And after Erwin Stein died, in 1958, you studied with Hans Keller, who was also recommended in fact by Benjamin Britten. Now Hans Keller is remembered today as a broadcaster and musicologist rather than as a teacher. He’s also remembered as the perpetrator of the notorious Piotr Zak hoax, on BBC Radio 3, which famously poked fun at avant-garde music. What was Hans Keller like as a teacher, and how did he influence you? JH: Well the hoax was quite typical. He and Susan Bradshaw did a sort of avant-garde-style improvisation. And everybody knew that Hans was a stickler for strict structure, deep thinking in music, and so on. And so the critics all gave it a, well, a fairly […]
2021-11-22 14:46:23
Catching up, November 2021
[…] and other Romantics. Another American piano virtuoso, Earl Wild, was also born this week, on November 26th of 1915. That’s not all: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, one of the most famous pianists of all time, also a composer and a diplomat, was born on November 18th of 1860; Wilhelm Kempff, one of the best German pianists famous for his interpretation of the music of Beethoven and Schubert, was born on November 25th of 1895; and Yakov Zak, a noted Soviet pianist, was born in Odessa on November 20th of 1913. We can’t mention everybody, but we can’t miss Alfredo Kraus, a great musician and one of the best bel canto tenors of the mid-20th century; he was born on the Canary Islands on November 24th of 1927.
2021-06-05 05:13:00
Classical Music News of the Week, June 5, 2021
[…] Goerke hosts. Next, “Great Performances: Mick Fleetwood & Friends” premieres Thursday, June 10 at 9:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN, https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/ and the PBS Video app. Filmed just before the U.S. shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this concert celebrates the legacy of Peter Green, a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, and features an all-star lineup of tribute performances by Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Zak Starkey, Pete Townshend, Steven Tyler, and Bill Wyman. “Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli: Believe” premieres Thursday, June 24 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, https://www.pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app. Recorded on location in Malta, the film features favorites including “Gratia Plena,” new interpretations of “Ave Maria” and Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah,” and more. Also coming up is Great Performances at the Met: Anna Netrebko in Concert premiering Friday, June 18 at 9 p.m. […]
2020-10-16 07:00:33
Shop Talk Last Call: Cross Pollination In A Good Thing
It’s Last Call and today’s installment features S01E05 guests Zak Vassar and Jeff Vom Saal as they respond to the following reader question: “Are there advantages in having professionally-trained musicians in administrative roles?” https://youtu.be/gcepyZq168E Guests About Shop Talk The official podcast of Adaptistration.com, Shop Talk invites captivating guests to talk about engaging topics connected to the orchestra business. Shop Talk Archives | Shop Talk; Last Call Archives
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