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2023-12-18 15:57:45
Three Pianists, December 2023
This Week in Classical Music: December 18, 2023. Three Pianists. During the last month, we were preoccupied with composers and completely ignored the performers, who bring their music to the public. So today we bring you three wonderful pianists: Radu Lupu, a Romanian, Mitsuko Uchida, born in Japan, and András Schiff, a British-Hungarian. All three belong to the same generation: Lupu was born in 1945 (on November 30th), Uchida in 1948 (on December 20th), and Schiff – in 1953, on December 21st. Uchida and Schiff are still performing, Lupu died on April 17th of last year. Radu Lupu is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of his time. He studied in Moscow with Heinrich Neuhaus, who also taught Richter and Gilels. In the three years from 1966 to 1969, he won three major piano competitions, the Cliburn, the Enescu, and the Leeds, and embarked on an international career with […]
2021-07-27 23:13:03
Hungarian-born pianist and composer Thomas Rajna passed away in Cape Town, South Africa, after falling and breaking his hip. A student of Zoltan Kodaly, Rajna attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music — where he won the 1927 Liszt Prize — and the Royal College of Music. During his time in England, he performed twice at […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2020-07-11 20:00:59
The Augsburg Philharmonia and State Theatre, in Augsburg, Germany has this week announced the contract extension of Music Director Domonkos Héja – until the conclusion of the 2021-2022 season. The 45-year-old Hungarian-born conductor has served the role since 2015. A graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Domonkos is a former major prize winner […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2018-02-22 17:37:13
The Takács Quartet has today announced long-time 2nd violinist and founding member Károly Schranz is set to retire from the ensemble on the 30th of April this year – after 43 years performing with the quartet. The University of Colorado Boulder-based quartet was originally formed in 1975 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, in Budapest, Hungary. […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..