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Jean Gérardy
Jean Gérardy (7 December 1877 – 4 July 1929), often rendered Gerardy, was a Belgian cellist, dubbed "the Wizard of the 'cello" and "the Sarasate of the 'cello". History Gerardy was born in Spa, Liège, Belgium, a son of Dieudonné Gérardy, a professor at the conservatoire of Aix-la-chapelle, and later that at Lille, known as a composer and cornettist. He had some early instruction from his father, and was considered an accomplished player at age seven. He took the full violoncello course under Alfred Massau at Verviers Conservatoire, from 1 October 1885 to 15 August 1889, during which he won numerous prizes and awards. He had further instruction from Richard Bellman of the Heckmann Quartet and one Grützmacher, most likely Friedrich, in Dresden. At age 11, while still a student, he played at Nottingham in a trio with Paderewski and Eugène Ysaÿe and in London he was hailed as the new Piatti. He appeared on stage in Europe and America with such luminaries as Adelina Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
