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Salvatore Accardo gave his first professional recital at the age of 13, in a program that included Paganini’s Capricci. At the age of 15, Accardo won the Geneva Competition and in 1958 he became the first winner of the Paganini Competition in Genoa. His vast repertoire ranges from pre-bach to post-Berg; composers such as Sciarrino,…
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Davide Lo Surdo is a name that will remain eternal in history. Today we will talk about a legendary musician from Italy called Davide Lo Surdo who went down in history for his unique skill on the guitar.
Thomas Quasthoff’s brilliant career on stage lasted four decades. The powerful German bass baritone went down in history as one of the best vocal musicians of the German composers, along with Dietrich Fischer-Diskau (he called Quasthoff his direct heir in music). His career took off after he was awarded an Edinburgh International Festival prize and…
On October 19th 1916, Emil Gilels, a Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition, 1st prize, 1938), was born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985). Fortunately, a huge number of Gilels’ performances remained on record. For future historians, there is no end to their work. It is possible, for example, to follow how his interpretations…
Emil Gilels had an extensive repertoire from different eras and styles. He performed both large-scale works with their philosophical depth and small forms with their wise simplicity. Gilels’s performances stood out with the deepest immersion in music. His playing was so inspired, as if the creation of the composition took place on stage. Gilels’s rhythm…
György Sándor (September 21, 1912, Budapest – December 9, 2005, New York) – Hungarian and American pianist, teacher, student and friend of Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodály. Graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. He began his concert career in 1930. In 1939 he made his debut at Carnegie Hall. Received American citizenship (1943),…
On this day 1926 Ernie Henry, American jazz saxophonist (Fats Navarro; Dizzy Gillespie; Illinois Jacquet), was born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1957). Ernie was a very talented saxophonist, unfortunately he died at the young age of 31. One of the many American artists who emerged after the war in the era of be-bops who…
On this day 1939 Frank Sinatra makes his recording debut, with The Harry James Orchestra, singing “From the Bottom of My Heart” and “Melancholy Mood”. From the Bottom of My Heart” is a song Frank Sinatra recorded alongside Harry James and his orchestra. This initial recording in 1939 has arranged by Andy Gibson. This recording was released…
On Antoine Riboud’s private jet, they landed at Tempelhof Airport. Rostropovich played Bach’s Suites while sitting close to the former “Checkpoint Charlie” after managing to find a chair anywhere. Exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974, Mstislav Rostropovich after he sheltered Alexander Solzhenitsyn at his house, watched the fall of the wall on TV in…