William Wolfram American pianist william Wolfram has gained recognition as an artist who combines Aformer Silver Medalist at both the william kapell and Naumberg competitions http://www.scmf.org/Artists/Wolfram.html
Extractions: American pianist William Wolfram has gained recognition as an artist who combines powerful Romantic instincts with a truly formidable command of the keyboard. A former Silver Medalist at both the William Kapell and Naumberg competitions as well as a Bronze Medalist at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Mr. Wolfram has drawn plaudits from critics both here and abroad for his musical integrity and compelling pianism. In the words of The New York Times, "Wolfram's technique is flabbergasting; fiendishly difficult octave passages were as child's play, and his strength is tempered by an easy poetry." For the 2001-2002 season, Mr. Wolfram has programmed both Brahms concertos, Beethoven's Second and Third concerto, Tchaikovsky's First Concerto, and Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto. A highlight of the season will be his appearance with the Dallas Symphony conducted by Andrew Litton as featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety". Elsewhere, Mr. Wolfram will be heard with the Green Bay Symphony (two series of concerts), the Boise Symphony, the Richmond (VA) Symphony (two series of concerts), the Canton (OH) Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition, he will be recording both piano concertos of American composer Edward Collins under the baton of Marin Alsop and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and in January will reappear with the Seattle Chamber Music Festival. He also participates in the Sanibel Island Festival and the Oregon Festival of American Music.
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Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide To Classical Music Although william kapell left studio recordings of these concertos in the course of TheKhachaturian captures the 21year-old pianist in friskier, more headlong http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=5592
Pianists Information Sites Grasso, Fabio (b.1969) Biography, artistic activity and other information aboutthe Italian pianist and composer. kapell, william (1922-1953) - Brief http://songsorg.com/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/
Haesun Paik, Pianist the world following her triumphs at major international piano competitions includinga gold medal in the 1989 william kapell International Competition, a http://www.aaronconcert.com/artists/paik.html
Extractions: The New York Times HaeSun Paik has performed throughout the world following her triumphs at major international piano competitions including a gold medal in the 1989 William Kapell International Competition, a silver medal in the 1991 Queen Elisabeth International piano Competition and bronze medal in the 1994 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition as well as a prize in the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition. Ms. Paik has received critical acclaim for her "sublime musicianship" and "stunning virtuosity." Following her New York recital debut, The New York Times stated: "in programming as well as performance, one could hardly have asked more from a debut recital. Ms. Paik seemed every bit the major talent her advanced billing suggested." Following her Los Angeles debut in the Wilshire Ebell Theater critics noted that, "she was a sensitive and thinking musician first and an awesome technician second." Ms. Paik has appeared with leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Japan Philharmonic, the Korean National Symphony, The National Symphony of Belgium, the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic and the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to concerto performances, she appears frequently in recital including New York's Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., and in the concert halls of Brussels, Luxembourg and Moscow.
Extractions: 1. Byron Janis, Pianist. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal Living Stereo 62691 (Stereo). Originally released 1957. 2. Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pianist. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal 56659 (Mono). Recorded 4 December 1939 Columbia Masterworks IM-38672 (Digital Stereo). Released 1983. 4. Artur Rubinstein, Pianist. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal RCD1-4934 (Stereo). Recorded 9 January 1956. 5. Artur Rubinsten, Pianist. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal 63060 (Stereo). Recorded 23 November, 1971. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30.
HallClassicalMusic.com :: William Kapell unreleased kapell performances This is an excellent CD of previously unreleasedhistoric performances by the legendary American pianist william kapell. http://hallclassicalmusic.com/index.php/Mode/product/AsinSearch/B000000WQC/name/
Concertorevs by the note, pianist Michael Lewin would be a rich man today. Lewin, the winnerof such important piano competitions as the william kapell, performed Carl http://www.michaellewin.com/concertorevs.html
Extractions: "Piano soloist Michael Lewin played authoritatively and successfully captured the bravura evidently intended by Menotti's dramatic music. He was commanding... the difficult runs, varied dynamics and frequent exchanges with the orchestra were executed smoothly, while the sheer power of his sound filled the hall."
1999-00 Bio Sketches at work in the Goldberg Variations Richard Goode, pianist, New York. of the1996 University of Maryland International william kapell Piano Competition and http://www.mcilwain.org/Bios19999-00.htm
John O'Conor, Pianist study of Beethoven with the renowned German pianist Wilhelm Kempff. Gina Bachauer),Sydney, Pretoria, London, Washington DC (william kapell), Valencia (José http://www.lclark.edu/org/artslive/oconorbio.html
Extractions: JOHN O'CONOR, PIANIST Through his recitals, concerto appearances, and critically acclaimed recordings, Irish pianist John O'Conor has earned a reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early Romantic piano repertoires. He has been praised for his formidable technique and through his eloquent phrasing, mastery of keyboard color and particularly his unique sound he has been called a true Poet of Piano. John O'Conor has performed in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand and has appeared with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, l'Orchestre National de France, Scottish and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestras, Israel Camerata, NHK, Yomiuri, Kyushu, Kyoto and Sapporo symphonies in Japan, KBS Symphony in Seoul, Singapore Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Florida Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal and Washington DC in North America. He also appears frequently with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and the Irish Chamber Orchestra in Ireland and abroad. Mr. O'Conor continues to make significant contributions to the arts in his native country through his numerous performances of music from the traditional repertoire and his championing of the works by Ireland's leading 19th century composer, John Field. He has become a key figure in the development of young artists through his role as Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and was a co-founder of the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, of which he is Artistic Director and Chairman of the Jury.
Instrumentalists - John O'Conor he served on the juries of the Cleveland International, william kapell, and Gina thatenabled him to study in Vienna with the respected pianist and instructor http://www.trawickartists.net/acts/oconor.html
Extractions: John O’Conor first gained widespread attention in the United States in 1986 with the release of the initial volume of his complete recorded Beethoven sonata cycle, which was issued as a boxed set in 1994. CD Review described Mr. O’Conor’s performances of these sonatas as "piano recording of the highest caliber and Beethoven playing at its best" and went on to say, "This Beethoven series should become the complete set of choice for the next decade." Mr. O’Conor has made more than 20 recordings for Telarc International, including the complete Beethoven Bagatelles, which was cited by The New York Times as the best recording of these works; four volumes of Mozart Piano Concertos with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra; numerous works by Schubert including the A Major Piano Sonata, Op. Posth., the complete Impromptus and Waltzes, the Moments Musicaux, and the "Trout" Quintet with members of the Cleveland Quartet; and two volumes of short piano pieces. An avid proponent of the music of fellow countryman John Field, he has recorded several of the composer’s major works, including Field’s complete piano concertos and his sonatas and nocturnes. His recording of Field nocturnes was featured on Billboard’s classical charts for many weeks.
DSCH 10 Shostakovich CD Reviews - Kapell In Recital Nun komm der Heiden Heilandd. william kapell (piano) with on these recitals andkapell's attitude towards extracts from the American pianist's letters that http://www.dschjournal.com/reviews/rvs10op35.htm
Extractions: Recorded 1 December 1945[a], 26 April 1937[b], 28 October 1951[c,d]. As to the eclectic assortment of works accompanying the Shostakovich, the Largo and Rondo of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto represent Kapell's first recording, made when he was a mere fourteen years of age. The 1937 recording shows its age, and it is not always possible to discern the finer points of Kapell's style, but his confidence is always apparent. Mussorgsky's Pictures come from lacquer discs and a preservation tape made of them, so the sound quality is very poor. The reading is characterful, though, and pianists and lay-listeners with a high tolerance for extraneous noise will find much of value. Though Kapell's live recital - just two years before his tragic death in a plane crash - of Busoni's transcription of Bach's Nun komm der Heiden Heiland was taken from shellac pressings too, the sound is infinitely better, and with playing of this ravishing beauty, it contributes towards making this disc a satisfying purchase for those with the ears to appreciate a distinctive pianistic personality.
Organist's & Pianist's Page Concerns Walgreens 1999 Concerto Competition. 55. william kapell International Piano Competitionand Festival. 56. More Organist and pianist Pages soon Roy's Home Page. http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/rnorberg/orgpage.htm
Extractions: Dictionary of Composers Dr. Estrella's Abridged Dictionary of well-known Composers J. S. Bach This site was created and is maintained by Jan Hanford with links to Jan Koster's Bach Archive and Bibliography. An amazing collection of pictures, available recordings, an index to complete works, and a map of the area that Bach worked in throughout his life. Worth checking out for the pictures and biographical information alone! Links to Other Sites with Bach Information. Jan Koster's Bach Archive and Bibliography Dave Lampson's Classical Music Pages The J.S. Bach Newsgroup:
Corvallis-OSU Music Association Concert History Thomas L» Thomas (baritone). Viennese Ballet. william kapell (pianist).Blanch Thebom (contralto). Charles Wagner Opera. DePaur Infantry Chorus. http://www.music.peak.org/history.htm
Extractions: Home Corvallis-OSU Music Association History since 1948 Andres Segovia (guitarist) Elva Beal Iva Kitchell Jerome Hines (bass) Portland Symphony Charles Wagner Opera Four Piano Ensemble Marian Anderson (contralto) Portland Symphony Isaac Stern (violinist) Mariemma Vienna Choir Boys Portland Symphony(Grace Harrington Thomas L» Thomas (baritone) Viennese Ballet William Kapell (pianist) Blanch Thebom (contralto) Charles Wagner Opera DePaur Infantry Chorus Guiseppe DiStefano (tenor) Robert Shaw Chorale Tossy Spivakovsky (violinist) Artur Rubenstein (pianist) National Male Quartet Portland Symphony Ballet Russe Concert Company Elena Nikolaidi (contralto) Grant Johannesen (pianist) Jan Pearce (tenor) Leonard Warren (baritone) Portland Symphony Ruggiero Ricci (violinist) Longine Symphonette Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) Vinevar Voices Musical Americana Claramae Turner (contralto) Robert Shaw Chorale Danilova Ballet Ensemble William Warfield (baritone) Joseph Schuster (violinist) Jakob Gimpel New York Philharmonic Iva Kitchell Zurich Little Symphony Seymore Lipkin (pianist) Todd Duncan. (baritone)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra pianist william Wolfram has gained recognition as an artist who combines powerful Aformer Silver Medalist at both the william kapell and Naumburg competitions http://www.milwaukeesymphony.org/news/AlmondWolframCD.asp
Extractions: MSO Concertmaster Frank Almond and pianist William Wolfram have released a CD recording of the Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Johannes Brahms. The disk contains performances of Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78; No 2 in A, Op. 100; and No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108. Produced by Frank Almond and Leszek Wojcik for Boolean Recordings, the CD can be purchased at www.sonatabop.com Frank Almond has garnered praise as one of the most brilliant and versatile violinists of his generation, and is in frequent demand as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed with many of the world's important ensembles, including the Johannesburg and Cape Town symphonies, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony, the symphony orchestras San Diego, Fort Worth, Omaha, Lincoln, Green Bay, and the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Almond has served as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Concertmaster since 1995, and is a long-term member of New York's award-winning chamber group, An Die Musik. Mr. Almond came to international notice at the age of seventeen when he became one of the youngest prizewinners in the history of the Nicolo Paganini International Violin Competition in Genoa. After this success he became one of the two American award winners in the Eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, which was documented in a prizewinning PBS film. Mr. Almond holds two degrees from the Juilliard School in New York City, and studied there with the celebrated violin pedagogue, Dorothy Delay.
Classical Music CDs G CZIFFRA, György (French pianist, b.1921, Budapest). 01/24. ESCHENBACH, Christoph(German pianist, b. 1940). 01/25. 2. kapell, william (19221953, New York). 01/43. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/art/musi/cd/cdmusg.shtml
Extractions: G Composer, performer, group Title of composition(s) or CD CD no. GABRIELI, Giovanni (c. 1553/6-1612, Italy) The antiphonal music of Gabrieli for brass ensemble and organ GABRIELI Motets GABRIELI Music for San Rocco, 1608 includes In ecclesiis a 14; Sonata No. 19 a 15; Domine Deus meus a 6; Timor at tremor a 6; Jubilate Deo a 10; Sonata No. 18 a 14; Sonata No. 20 a 22; Magnificat a 33 GALLO, Domenico (1680-1762, Italy) Sonata no. 12 in E major (violin and piano) attrib. Pergolesi GALUPPI, Baldassare (1706-1785, Italy) Sonata no. 5 in C 01/61 no. 1 GARDEN, Steve, see: DIFFERENT TRACKS GAVIN, Nigel, see: DIFFERENT TRACKS GAZZANIGA, Giuseppe (1743-1818, Italy) Don Giovanni, Opera excerpts GEMINIANI, Francesco (1680-1762, Italy) 12 Concerti grossi GEMINIANI Sonata in A major, op. 4 no. 10 (violin and piano) GERRARD, Graeme (b. 1953, Australia) Strings of Token Strings:
Yakov Kasman, Pianist - Reviews Page for the evening with the Monterey Symphony was Russian pianist, Yakov Kasman ofthe great historical performances by such artists as william kapell and Martha http://www.yakovkasman.com/reviews.htm
Extractions: Russian Yakov Kasman, laureate of theVan Cliburn Competition. This magnificently gifted pianist confined himself in the Russian repertoire, with Prokofiev's Second Concerto (a dazzling cadence in the fourth movement), Moussorgsky's Paintings of an Exposition (with original ideas in the enchainements), Prokofiev's Second Sonata and Shostakovich's First Concerto, very well interpreted with its alternations of tenderness and comical winks. A real master of performance showmanship January 13, 1998 Kasman is a slight, dark, bearded man with an air of intensity and coiled energy. It must be the harnessing of that energy rather than the pianist's physical stature that accounts for the colossal amplitude of sound he can produce. This listener has seldom heard anyone, other than Garrick Ohlsson, who pours on the tone so torrentially. Not only does he have a huge sound, but he also has diabolical fleetness of fingers and pinpoint accuracy. Along with these titanium chops, though, he possesses the soul of a poet and sensibility of a painter. - Boston Globe
11th Costa Rica Music Festival / Participants - Paul Shaw Jamaican pianist Paul Shaw has appeared in recital, chamber music and as a A topprizewinner in the i988 william kapell International Piano Competition and http://www.costaricamusic.com/festival/participants/paulshaw.html
Extractions: Jamaican pianist Paul Shaw has appeared in recital, chamber music and as a soloist with orchestra on three continents, inspiring appreciative audiences and music critics alike in Asia, Europe and the Americas. A top prize-winner in the i988 William Kapell International Piano Competition and the 1986 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he has performed to high critical acclaim at prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Beethovenhalle, Hall of the Americas and the Marlboro Music Festival. Born in Falmouth, near Montego Bay, Jamaica, Mr. Shaw's interest in music began with a toy piano his mother purchased at Woolworth's to teach him everything she had memorized from observing her guardian, a Kingston piano teacher, in secret. By age eight he was sight-reading hymns for church services, and at sixteen he won the Howard Cooke Award for Excellence in Music, Jamaica's highest classical music award in the annual Festival of the Arts competition. Subsequent advanced studies, courtesy of the Jamaican Government, French Government, and William Petschek, Maro Ajemian and Isabel Mason Scholarships, led to a ten-year affiliation with noted American pianist William Masselos and three degrees - Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts - from New York's famed Juilliard School.
Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Broadcast Archive: Artist Details Jamaican pianist Paul Shaw has appeared in recital, chamber music performances and Atop prize winner in the 1988 william kapell International Competition and http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=HE
