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Dimitris Sgouros
Dimitris Sgouros ( el, Δημήτρης Σγούρος; born 30 August 1969) is a Greek classical pianist.Classical Pianist Dimitris Sgouros: Biography (''c.'' 2008). Retrieved 21 May 2010. Widely acclaimed for his prodigious musical talent as a boy, Sgouros is one of the world's leading concert pianists. Arthur Rubinstein remarked that he had produced "the best playing I have ever heard;"Crankshaw, G. (1983) Angel Debut R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also applies to non-Western art music. Classical music is often characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony. Since at least the ninth century it has been primarily a written tradition, spawning a sophisticated notational system, as well as accompanying literature in analytical, critical, historiographical, musicological and philosophical practices. A foundational component of Western Culture, classical music is frequently seen from the perspective of individual or groups of composers, whose compositions, personalities and beliefs have fundamentally shaped its history. Rooted in the patronage of churches and royal courts in Western Europe, survivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Tabakov
Emil Tabakov ( bg, Емил Табаков ; born August 21, 1947) is a Bulgarian conductor, composer and double-bass player. Life and career Emil Tabakov was born in Ruse, Bulgaria. In 1974 he studied at the Bulgarian State Music Academy with Todor Toshev, Marin Goleminov and Vladi Simeonov. He graduated with a diploma in conducting and double-bass in 1974 and in composition in 1978. Tabakov's first engagement as a conductor was from 1976 to 1979 with the Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1979 to 1987 he served as music director and Conductor of the Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra. He was appointed Principal Conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in 1987, and again served in this position from 1998 to 2000. From 1994 to 2000 he was artistic director and Conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2014 he became the conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 1997 Tabakov served as Bulgarian Minister of Culture. Tabakov mainly composes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Classical Pianists
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Udo Klement
Udo Fritz Peter Klement (born 12 January 1936) is a German musicologist and music critic. Life Klement, non-denominational, was born in 1936 in Dresden as the son of a gear cutter and an agricultural worker and saleswoman. He attended the Dresdner Kreuzschule and the Oberschule Dresden West Abitur 1954). From 1954 to 1958 he studied music education and German language and literature at the philosophical faculty of the Karl-Marx-University Leipzig. In 1958 he passed the Staatsexamen for the teaching profession in music (at the 12-class secondary school). Afterwards he was a teacher of music and German, in 1964 he acquired the teaching qualification for German (up to grade 10). From 1966 to 1969 he was a research assistant for music education at the . In 1969 he was awarded a doctorate by Paul Willert with the musicological Dissertation A "Das Musiktheater Carl Orffs. Untersuchungen zu einem bürgerlichen Kunstwerk" to the degree of Dr. phil. The other reviewers of the work w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Music Prodigies
A child prodigy is defined in psychology research literature as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain to the level of an adult expert performer. This is a list of young children (under age 10) who displayed a talent in music deemed to make them competitive with skilled adult musicians. The list is sorted by genre and instrument. Classical Piano Strings *Joseph Joachim (1831–1907) *Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987) *Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) *Ida Haendel (1928–2020) *Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ... (born 1955) Composing Notes References Further reading *''Musical Prodigies: Masters at an Early Age'' by Renee B. Fisher *''Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives'' by Claude Kenneson {{ISBN, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Classical Pianists (recorded)
This is a list of pianists of whom recordings survive who play (or played) classical music. For a more inclusive list not limited to recorded pianists, see also ''List of classical pianists'' (solo pianists) and ''List of classical piano duos (performers)'' (piano duos, trios, etc.). A * Behzod Abduraimov * Jacques Abram * Dag Achatz * Joaquín Achúcarro * Adolovni Acosta * Daniel Adni * Adrian Aeschbacher * Valery Afanassiev * Guido Agosti * Soojin Ahn * Pierre-Laurent Aimard * Webster Aitken * Nelly Akopian-Tamarina * Giuseppe Albanese * Isaac Albéniz * Eugen d'Albert * Charlie Albright * Dimitri Alexeev * Victor Aller * Ilse von Alpenheim * Louis Demetrius Alvanis * Donna Amato * Géza Anda * Piotr Anderszewski * Leif Ove Andsnes * Nicholas Angelich * Agustin Anievas * Eteri Andjaparidze * Conrad Ansorge * Anton Arensky * Martha Argerich * Nareh Arghamanyan * Kit Armstrong * Yvonne Arnaud * Claudio Arrau * Lydia Artymiw * Şahan Arzruni * Stefan Askenase * Vladim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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