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Gaudeamus International Interpreters Award
The Gaudeamus International Interpreters Award has been offered since 1963 by the Gaudeamus Foundation to outstanding young performers winning the International Gaudemus Competition for Interpreters of Contemporary Music (Anon. 2001). The competition provides an opportunity for performers of contemporary music to meet other musicians from all over the world. During the festival workshops, master classes and concerts take place. First Prize winners * 1963 ''1st Prize not awarded'' * 1964 Duo Petr Messiereur (Czechoslovakia, violin) and Jarmila Kozderková (Czechoslovakia, piano) * 1965 Charles de Wolff (Netherlands, organ) * 1966 Harald Boje (Germany, piano) * 1967 Duo Joan Ryall (United Kingdom, piano) and June Clark (United Kingdom, piano) * 1968 Ronald Lumsden (United Kingdom, piano) * 1969 Frank van Kooten (Netherlands, oboe) * 1970 Bart Berman (Netherlands, piano) * 1971 Doris Hays (United States, piano) * 1972 Harry Sparnaay (Netherlands, bass clarinet) * 1973 Michiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaudeamus Foundation
The Gaudeamus Foundation and Contemporary Music Center organizes and promotes contemporary musical activities and concerts in the Netherlands and abroad. It focuses on supporting the career development of young composers and musicians, particularly Dutch, through its library facilities, contacts with international organizations, and its own activities. Gaudeamus was founded at Bilthoven, the Netherlands, in 1945 by Walter A. F. Maas, a Jewish immigrant from Mainz. It was originally headquartered in the Huize Gaudeamus, a villa built in the shape of a grand piano by the composer Julius Röntgen, also an immigrant from Germany but two generations older. Although in 2008 the Gaudeamus Foundation was incorporated into the Muziek Centrum Nederland, as from 2011 it continues to operate independently. Activities *Gaudeamus International Composers Award, focuses on music by young composers and includes composers' competition. * International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, for perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Johnson (clarinetist)
Edward, Eddie or Ed Johnson may refer to: Politicians *Edward Johnson (founder of Woburn, MA) (1598–1672), colonial military officer and writer *Edward Johnson (mayor) (1767–1829), mayor of Baltimore *Edward A. Johnson (1860–1944), first African American elected to New York state legislature * Edward Johnson (British politician) (1834–1895), Member of Parliament for Exeter, 1880–1885 *Eddie Bernice Johnson (born 1935), American politician * B. Ed Johnson (1914–1983), American businessman, broadcaster and politician from Georgia Cultural figures *Ed Johnson (broadcaster) (G. Edwin Johnson, died 2001), farm broadcaster from Delaware, Ohio, founder of Agri Broadcasting Network * Edward Johnson (tenor) (1878–1959), Canadian tenor and manager of the Metropolitan Opera *Edward Johnson (composer) (1572–1601), English composer *Teddy Johnson (born 1920), English entertainer, see Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson * Eddie Johnson (musician) (1920–2010), American jazz musician *Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Bledsoe
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Guido Arbonelli
Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The meaning of the name is debated, with various sources indicating the Germanic "Wido" means "wood" and others connecting the Italian form "Guido" to the latinate root for "guide". The slang term ''Guido'' is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behavior. It may also be used as a more general ethnic slur for working-class urban Italian Americans. People Given name ;Medieval times *Guido of Acqui (–1070), bishop of Acqui, Italy * Guido of Anderlecht (–1012), Belgian saint * Guido of Arezzo (–after 1033), Italian music theorist * Guido da Velate, (died 1071) bishop of Milan *Guido Bonatti (died ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Kern
Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princess *Margit Albrechtsson (1918–1994), Swedish cross country skier *Margit Anna (1913–1991), Hungarian painter *Margit Bara (born 1928), Hungarian actress * Margit Beck (1918–1997), Hungarian-born American painter *Margit Brandt (born 1945), Danish fashion designer *Margit Carlqvist (born 1932), Swedish actress *Margit Carstensen (born 1940), German actress *Margit Dajka (1907–1986), Hungarian actress * Margit Danÿ (1906–1975), Hungarian fencer *Margit Elek (1910–1986), Hungarian fencer *Margit Eskman (1925–1990), Finnish politician *Margit Fischer (born 1943), First Lady of Austria, wife of President Heinz Fischer *Margit Graf (born 1951), Austrian luger *Margit Gréczi (born 1941), Hungarian painter *Margit Hansen-Krone (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandra Krzanowska
Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) ( Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra ( Italian) * Alessia (Italian) * Alex (various languages) * Alexa (Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Mukaiyama
Tomoko (ともこ, トモコ) is a female Japanese given name. Like many Japanese names, Tomoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 友子 - "friendly child" * 知子 - "knowing child" * 智子 - "wise child" * 朋子 - "friendly child" * 皆子 - "beautiful girl" * 詩子 - "poetic child" People with the name * , Japanese politician * , Japanese voice actress * Tomoko Aran (荒野智子), born January 14, 1958, Japanese city pop artist * , Japanese judoka * , Japanese origami writer * , Japanese swimmer * , Japanese announcer * , Japanese actress and essayist * , Japanese motorcycle racer * , Japanese actress * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese politician * , victim of Minamata disease and subject of the photo '' Tomoko and Mother in the Bath'' * , Japanese singer * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese artist * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese singer * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese singer, part of 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe * , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bessette , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Hussong
Stefan Hussong (2 November 1962) is a German classical accordionist. He has received numerous awards for his performances, including the Gaudeamus International Competition for Performers for contemporary music, and was named best instrumentalist of the year by ECHO Klassik. Life Born in , Hussong studied with Eugen Tschanun, Hugo Noth, Joseph Macerollo and Mayumi Miyata at the Trossingen University of Music, Toronto and Tokyo Conservatories (Geijutsu Daigaku). In 1983, he won first prize in the Hugo Herrmann Competition. His work as a soloist is shared with many orchestras, such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, the Klangforum Wien and the Ensemble Modern. He has joined musicians such as violinist Irvine Arditti and cellists Julius Berger and Miklós Perényi. He is a teacher of accordion and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadinda Percussion Group
Amadinda Percussion Group is a percussion ensemble that was formed in Budapest in 1984 by four musicians, who had just after having graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. Since founding the ensemble, their aim has been twofold: to present masterpieces of percussion music unknown to the Hungarian audience, and to perform the music of Hungarian contemporary composers in their country and abroad. One of their principal intentions is to inspire Hungarian and international composers to create new pieces. In recent years, they have also sought to research traditional percussion cultures, to perform original pieces by members of the group, and to transcribe outstanding works for percussion instruments. From the very beginning, Amadinda has cooperated with world-famous artists like John Cage (recording his complete works for percussion), Steve Reich, Bruno Canino, Peter Eötvös, Rosemary Hardy, András Keller, Zoltán Kocsis, György Kurtág, György Ligeti, András Schiff, Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenny (trombonist)
John Kenny (born 1957) is a British trombonist and composer. Career Kenny is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He received the Gaudeamus International Interpreters Award in 1983 and the International Trombone Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. Kenny was part of the team which created the modern reconstruction of the Carnyx The ancient carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, used between c. 200 BC and c. AD 200. It was a type of bronze trumpet with an elongated S shape, held so that the long straight central portion was vertical and the short mouthpiec ... horn and has subsequently performed and recorded on the instrument. References External links Carnyx & Co. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony De Mare
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |