Edgar Coleman is an American classical pianist.
The multi-talented
virtuoso
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was a pupil of
Ozan Marsh
Ozan Marsh (June 25, 1920 in Pasadena, California – March 15, 1992) was a pianist active in concert performances throughout the world as well as across the United States.
A disciple of Rachmaninoff, Horowitz, Petri, Casadesus and von Sauer ...
,
Aube Tzerko
Aube () is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),[Artur Schnabel
Artur Schnabel (17 April 1882 – 15 August 1951) was an Austrian-American classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th centur ...]
).
Mr. Coleman began piano studies at the age of four. After only a few years of intensive instruction with Mary Ann Craft (student of
Ernest Hutcheson
Ernest Hutcheson (20 July 1871 – 9 February 1951) was an Australian pianist, composer and teacher.
Biography
Hutcheson was born in Melbourne, and toured there as a child prodigy at the age of five. He later travelled to Leipzig and entere ...
of the
Juilliard
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School), Coleman made his piano debut at the age of seven playing a recital program of
Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...
Sonatas for the
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
Club.
Upon hearing Mr. Coleman play,
Harold C. Schonberg
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, chief music critic of ''
The New York Times
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'', commented that Edgar is "a moving force of nature with a huge, beautiful sound. His interpretation of the
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
3rd Concerto is most brilliant ... almost demonic." Conductor,
Alan Balter, exclaimed Coleman's interpretation of the Romantic literature as being "a rich, lyrically sensuous sound that is emotionally compelling."
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American classical pianists
American male classical pianists
Year of birth missing
Possibly living people