Extractions: Pianist Kovacevich returns after 33-year absence By Robert Jordan When Stephen Kovacevich walks onstage at the Playhouse on Sunday (Feb. 18), audience members with a better memory for faces than names may feel a sense of déjà vu. Understandably, their memories might be a tad hazy because its been more than 30 years since the American pianists last Vancouver appearance. Even then, the man who played Ludwig van Beethovens "Piano Concerto No. 4" with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in March 1968 was named Stephen Bishop. "My mother married for a second time a doctor named Bishop though I wasnt adopted," Kovacevich explains over the phone from his home in London, England. "Then, much later, I decided, via the cumbersome Bishop-Kovacevich, to go back to my own name." Born in San Pedro, California in 1940, Kovacevich grew up in Berkeley, where, at the age of eight, he began studies with Lev Shorr. This Russian pianists great virtues were his sense of drive and rhythm, meticulousness and expansive command of Russian virtuoso piano literature. Kovacevich thrived under Shorrs tutelage, making his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra six years later. But he still did not feel complete as a pianist. So, in 1959, he moved to London to study with the leading English pianist and pedagogue Dame Myra Hess. "Aside from the totally different repertoire, she awoke the whole drama and passion of the classical repertoire for me," says Kovacevich. "It was a combination of variety of sound and character of the music. She was profound and stimulating and, in terms of pianism, opened up in me a variety of sound that I hadnt had before." It was also the time that Kovacevich became seriously interested in the music of Beethoven, repertoire in which Hess was renowned.
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Extractions: Click here for more details of how you can getinvolved Stephen Montague (b. Syracuse, New York, 1943) grew up in West Virginia and Florida. He studied piano, conducting and composition at Florida State University (1963-67), received a doctorate Ohio State University (1972) and won a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Warsaw, Poland, 1972-74. From Poland he went to England first as a musician with Strider Dance Co. (Richard Alston and co.), but since 1975 has worked as a freelance composer based in London but touring world-wide. His music has been widely performed featuring in numerous international festivals including the BBC Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall (London), Warsaw Autumn Festival, Paris Festival d'automne, Singapore, Hong Kong and The Kennedy Center (Washington DC). Major commissions have included a piano concerto for the BBC Proms, Hilliard Ensemble, pianist Stephen Kovacevich, International Computer Music Association, and a 35 minute work for narrator and orchestra for the BT Celebration Series premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre, London with a further 14 performances by other leading British orchestras around the country.
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Reviews In September 1996 stephen Bishop kovacevich, pianist / London Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1,3) / BBCSymphony Orchestra (No.2) / Sir Colin Davis, conductor (Philips 426 6602). http://web.singnet.com.sg/~lionelc/sept96.htm
Extractions: Piano Concerto No.1; Piano Concerto No.2; Piano Concerto No.3 Stephen Bishop Kovacevich, pianist / London Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1,3) / BBC Symphony Orchestra (No.2) / Sir Colin Davis, conductor (Philips 426 660-2) Bishop Kovacevich, who is perhaps best known for his recordings of the Beethoven, Grieg and Schumann piano concertos, proves that he is equally adept in the modern arena. These are biting and brilliant performances of difficult works, moody and pensive in the middle movements and bristling with quicksilver virtuosity in the final movements. I especially liked the Allegro molto from the first piano concerto and the Allegro from the second piano concerto, with the pianist hammering angrily at the keyboard with loud and sympathetic noises from the orchestra. Written by Melvin Yap Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Sonata in E flat, Hob. XVI:52; Sonata in G, Hob. XVI: 40; Sonata in D, Hob. XVI: 37; Andante con variazioni in F minor, Hob. XVII: 6 Alfred Brendel, pianist (Philips 416 365 - 2) Written by Melvin Yap Angela Gheorghiu, soprano / Roberto Alagna, tenor / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Richard Armstrong (EMI CDC7243 5 56117 - 2)
University Music Society Concert Series 2002 The American pianist stephen kovacevich is an artist of international stature,whose career has spanned all the worlds great concert halls and includes http://www.music.uwa.edu.au/UniversityMusicSociety.html
Extractions: University Music Society 2002 Season Masterpiece Thursday 21 March 7.30pm Octagon Theatre Hungarian Dances Thursday 11 April 7.30pm Octagon Theatre Chameleon Ensemble Adagio for Strings (featured in the film Platoon West Side Story. Threepenny Opera Suite cabaret. Classic jazz standards featured in The Fabulous Baker Boys and haunting melodies from Meet Joe Black and The English Patient round off a diverse and entertaining evening. Friday 3 May 7.30pm Winthrop Hall University Orchestra Farewell Symphony is the epitome of Classical refinement and the conclusion of the final movement will surprise and delight. Momentum , which was written for the opening concert of Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
The Classical Station: CD Reviews Beethoven Piano Sonatas (stephen kovacevich, pianist); EMI Classics/2001.by Mark Calder. stephen kovacevich is an accomplished pianist http://www.wcrb.com/cgi-bin/univ/univ.pl?page=mc_reviews.html&station=wcrb
French Culture | Music : People : Emmanuel Pahud: Discography violist Hariolf Schlichtig and cellist JeanGuihen Queyras, and a disk of works byDebussy, Prokofiev and Ravel with pianist stephen kovacevich, mezzo-soprano http://www.frenchculture.org/music/people/pahud/disco.html
Extractions: Discography Introduction Emmanuel Pahud has an exclusive contract with EMI Classics covering concerto, recital, chamber, and cross-over projects. He has made recordings of repertoire ranging from Haydn to Dutilleux and Messiaen. Mr. Pahud's first disk for EMI Classics, which features the two Mozart flute concertos and the composer's Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic, received the Diapason d'Or "CD of the Year," a Fono-Forum award, and the "Gaijitsu" award from the Japanese recording industry as the year's favorite recording. The disk was also voted the favorite recording in a 1997 Radio France listeners' poll His other EMI recordings include "Paris!", a collection of twentieth-century French works by Poulenc, Dutilleux, Ibert, Milhaud, Messiaen, Sancan and Jolivet, with pianist Eric Le Sage, and a disk of flute concertos and scherzandos by Joseph and Michael Haydn with the Haydn-Ensemble Berlin. Mr. Pahud has also recorded several tracks on a Teldec disk of Brazilian music "Brazilian Rhapsody" with pianist Daniel Barenboim and several Brazilian musicians, which was released in May 2000. In autumn 2000, he will be recording works by J.S. Bach with the Berliner Barock Solisten.
Extractions: Konserthus-serien: Bergen-filharmonien med stjernesolist! Første mars er det klart for en rendyrket Brahms-kveld i symfonisk format. Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester under ledelse av sin sjefsdirigent Simone Young gjester Konserthus-serien med mesterens 4. symfoni og med hans første klaverkonsert. Solist er ingen ringere enn Stephen Kovacevich. Stephen Kovacevich, som er født i USA, men har bodd i England fra han var 18 år, har en lang og omfattende karriere som pianist på topplan. Hans nytolkninger av de store klassikere vekker interesse og beundring. Dette gjelder ikke minst hans nyinnspillinger av Beethovens klaversonater så vel som av kveldens konsert (klaverkonsert nr. 1 i d-moll, op. 15) som ble tildelt den høythengende Gramophone Award. Den ble også utnevnt til "Record of the Year" i Stereo Review (begge Brahms-konsertene er spilt inn med London Philharmonic og Sawallisch). I plateselskapet Philips' etter hvert så berømte serie, "Det 20. århundrets store pianister", har Stephen Kovacevich blitt beæret med 2 dobbelt-cd'er.
Vindex, De Vindplaats Van Het Nederlandse Web Kempff, Wilhelm Kissin, Evgeny, Kocsis, Zoltan kovacevich, stephen Lipatti, Dinu OmschrijvingFrench pianist page with biography, discography, repertoire and http://www.vindex.nl/dir/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists
Royal Festival Hall his profession, stephen kovacevich has been hugely celebrated for his performancesof the elemental, prophetic piano works of Beethoven. A pianist of powerful http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/events/65996.html
Extractions: During his four distinguished decades at the top of his profession, Stephen Kovacevich has been hugely celebrated for his performances of the elemental, prophetic piano works of Beethoven. A pianist of powerful physical and spiritual energy, Kovacevich today also turns his attention to Bach, perhaps the greatest influence on Beethoven, and the vivid, emotional world of Schumann, the ultimate Romantic.
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[UWA-events] Great Pianist In Final Music Society Concert Don't miss this very rare opportunity to hear the artistry of the great Americanpianist stephen kovacevich as he partners the ASQ in Brahms's sublime Piano http://maillists.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/uwa-events/2002-October/000324.html
Extractions: Fri Oct 11 17:38:32 2002 Australian String Quartet Stephen Kovacevich - piano Tuesday 15 October 7.30pm Winthrop Hall Shostakovich: String Quartet No7 Roger Smalley: String Quartet No2 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor The last University Music Society concert for 2002 will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of Perth's concert season. Don't miss this very rare opportunity to hear the artistry of the great American pianist Stephen Kovacevich as he partners the ASQ in Brahms's sublime Piano Quintet in F minor. Shostakovich's String Quartet No7 and Roger Smalley's String Quartet No2 complete this outstanding program by one of Australia's favourite ensembles. Tickets ($20 and $15) are available through BOCS Outlets 9484 1133 or the Octagon Theatre 9380 2440. Student rush ($10) from 6.30pm. University Music Society Season 2002 "Masterpiece" Evan Kennea Manager Concerts and Music Outreach School of Music The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 email: ekennea@arts.uwa.edu.au
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Distinguished FSU Alumni Composer Stephen Montague, Ph.D. Major commissions have included a piano concert for the BBC Proms, Hilliard Ensemble,pianist stephen kovacevich, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, International http://www.fsu.edu/~FSUAlum/distinguished/MontagueStephen.html
Extractions: Dr. Stephen Montague, BM '65, MM '67 MU Dr. Montague received a doctorate from Ohio State University(DM '72) and won a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Warsaw, Poland, 1982-74. From Poland he went to England first as a musician with Strider Dance Co., but since 1975 has worked as a freelance composer based in London but touring world-wide. His music has been widely performed, featuring in numerous international festivals including the BBC Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall (London), Warsaw Autumn Festival, Paris Festival d'automne, Singapore, Hong Kong and The Kennedy Center (Washington DC). Major commissions have included a piano concert for the BBC Proms, Hilliard Ensemble, pianist Stephen Kovacevich, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, International Computer Music Association, and a 35 minute work for narrator and orchestra for the BT Celebration Series premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre, London with a further 14 performances by other leading British orchestras throughout the British Isle. Stephen Montague was a founder of Sonic Arts Network (UK), Chair of the Society for the Promotion of New Music, 1993-97 (UK), and Artistic Director, 1998-99. He was Associate Composer with The Orchestra of St. Johns, London 1995-97, Featured Composer for the City of Oxford, 1997-98 and Festival Composer for the Cambridge Music Festival 2000, UK. He was a guest professor at the University of Texas-Austin, 1992, 1995, 2000 and at University of Auckland, NZ, 1997. He is a Featured Composer at the Montpellier Festival, France, 2001. He was awarded the FSU Ernest von Dohnanyi Faculty Citation for Excellence in Composition in 1995.
Classical Music CDs G 01/53. kovacevich, stephen (b.1940, California). 01/54 no.1 no. 2. 01/58.MAGALOFF, Nikita (Swiss pianist, b.1912, St Petersburg). 01/59. 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:
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Links forte)pianist Yoram IshHurwitz, pianist Steven Isserlis, violoncellist Wyneke Jordans Leo van Doeselaar, pianoduo stephen kovacevich, pianist Gidon Kremer http://www.avroklassiek.nl/links/musici.asp
Stephen Montague worked as a freelance composer, conductor and pianist based in Gutman, Marc-AndréHamelin, Rolf Hind, Julian Jacobson, stephen kovacevich, Joanna MacGregor http://composers21.com/compdocs/montagus.htm
Extractions: he Living Composers Project Montague Stephen (b. March 10, 1943, Syracuse, New York). American-born British composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, piano, and electroacoustic works that have been performed by major ensembles worldwide; he is also a pianist and active conductor. Mr. Montague spent his early years in the USA, but has lived in Europe since 1972 and in the UK since 1974. He was an Associate of Arts at St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida in 1964 and earned a BMus in piano (with honors) at Florida State University in 1965. He then received a Certificate in Conducting from the Salzburg Mozarteum in 1966, earned his MMus in theory and analysis at Florida State University in 1967 and a DMA in composition at Ohio State University in 1972. He received a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant in 1972 for work in electronic music at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire. In addition, he was a Fulbright Fellow in composition at the Warsaw Music Academy and the Experimental Music Studio of Polish Radio (1972-74). He has received numerous awards, including the London Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Music (1988) and First Prize at the Concours International de Musique Électroacoustique de Bourges for his String Quartet No in memoriam Barry Anderson and Tomasz Sikorski In 1995, he received the Ernst von Dohnányi Citation for Excellence in Composition (USA), and in 1996, received the Distinction Award from the Ars Electronica Prix in Linz for the same quartet as above and was named to the Composers Hall of Fame by
