Equipment And Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists Competitions. pollini, maurizio (1942) Cosmopolis archive Italianpianist biography and concert review. Rachmaninov, Sergei http://iomusic.com/Equipment_and_Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/iomusic_mp3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - About The CSO at the keyboard performing Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn (September 24); pianistEmanuel Ax November 24); a solo piano recital by maurizio pollini (October 7 http://www.cso.org/atc_press9.taf
Extractions: Press Releases Premieres PERFORMANCES BY DANIEL BARENBOIM, YO-YO MA, CECILIA BARTOLI, WALTRAUD MEIER, MAURIZIO POLLINI, ITZHAK PERLMAN, MAXIM VENGEROV, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, PLUS MANY MORE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS HEADLINE 2000-2001 Symphony Center Presents SEASON Daniel Barenboim continues his fiftieth anniversary celebration with an all-star chamber concert and the Chicago debut of the Berlin Staatskapelle Thursday, March 2, 2000 - An all-star chamber music concert featuring violinists Itzhak Perlman and Maxim Vengerov, violist Pinchas Zukerman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, CSO Principal Clarinet Larry Combs, and Daniel Barenboim at the keyboard; the Chicago debut of the Berlin Staatskapelle; plus performances by Cecilia Bartoli, Waltraud Meier, Maurizio Pollini, Alfred Brendel, Emanuel Ax, and many more of the world's greatest artists will headline the 2000-2001 Symphony Center Presents series. CSO Music Director Daniel Barenboim unveiled classical programming for the series at a press conference in Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center today. He was joined by CSO President Henry Fogel and Symphony Center Presents "I am so proud to share this Symphony Center Presents schedule for next season with its strong line-up of the best artists from around the world. It is our honor to have so many exceptional musicians gracing the stage at Orchestra Hall next year," said Mr. Barenboim. "In terms of the music itself that will be performed next year, we felt that
Untitled This afternoon I went to hear the famous Italian pianist MaurizioPollini playing Chopin and Debussy at Symphony Hall in Boston. http://users.rcn.com/rfinley/pollini.htm
Extractions: Maurizio Pollini Recital 10/5/97 This afternoon I went to hear the famous Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini playing Chopin and Debussy at Symphony Hall in Boston. I hadn't heard him in recital here in Boston for at least ten years, though I heard him many times at the Festival Hall in London. I think he cancelled several concerts in Boston. The previous times I had heard him he had played Chopin, Brahms, Schumann and Stravinsky (Petroushka) but not Debussy, so this recital was really interesting. In my opinion he is one of the greatest pianists of all time. He played to an almost capacity audience in Boston. The first half of the recital consisted of Chopin's works including the Prelude No 25 in C sharp minor, Ballade No 1 in G minor, Ballade No 4 in F minor, Berceuse, and Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor. I haven't heard the Op 25 prelude in recital very much, which is surprising as it it is so beautiful. It is rather sad and dreamy, reminiscent of some of his Nocturnes, and has some interesting modulations to other keys. He played it with a beautiful cantabile singing melody. The two Ballades were very dramatic performances. In the coda of both ballades he played them extremely fast but at no time was there any blurring of tone or loss of detail. He brings out every harmonic subtlety and every nuance.
HallMusic.com :: Pollini: Sonatas For Piano No32 Enlarge image. Product Reviews The sublime spirituality of Beethoven and polliniMaurizio pollini is unlike any other pianist in the history of music. http://hallmusic.com/index.php/Mode/product/AsinSearch/B000001GXB/name/Pollini%3
Extractions: Pollini's rendition of the late Beethoven sonatas is breathtaking. His mastership of the piano is truly displayed in this very powerful, top-notch performance. These rather difficult piano sonatas are rendered in such radiant beauty that one simply cannot resist longing for more - very energetic playing that never lets the attention wander off. Additionally, the recording is very detailed and precise, possessing a superb sound stage that surpasses even late digital recordings. This only makes the recording even more pleasant to listen to.
WELCOME TO THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES Orange County Performing Arts Center 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626Maurizio pollini is widely considered the greatest Italian pianist alive. http://www.iicusa.org/local_events.shtml
Extractions: LOS ANGELESThe West Coasts first comprehensive exhibition of works by John Singer Sargent opens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on February 2, 2003. Sargent and Italy explores the unique relationship between one of the best known American artists and Italy, the country of his birth. The extraordinary exhibition, which complements important works by Sargent in LACMAs permanent collection, consists of more than 75 paintings that gives audiences an understanding of the enduring significance of Italy to Sargent. The works will remain on view through May 11, 2003. Sargent is most famous for his grand manner portraits that epitomize the elegance and glamour of international high society at the end of the nineteenth century. But he began his career in the late 1870s and early 1880s painting the island of Capri and the hidden byways of Venice. Between 1897 and 1914, Sargent traveled to Italy every year to paint his favorite subjects.
Pianist Chinese pianist, 18, wins Chopin contest. Past winners have included maurizio Polliniof Italy, Argentina's Martha Argerich, Poland's Krystian Zimerman and http://www.dispatch.co.za/2000/10/21/foreign/PIANIST.HTM
Extractions: Saturday, October 21, 2000 Chinese pianist, 18, wins Chopin contest WARSAW Li Yundi of China won the coveted gold medal yesterday at the 14th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, the first time the event's top prize has been awarded since 1985. The Chopin competition, held every five years, is devoted entirely to music by the 19th-century Polish composer. Li, 18, beat five other finalists and 98 entrants in all for the gold, which includes a R175000 cash award The judging is so tough that in 1990 and 1995 no performances were deemed good enough for a gold medal. Second place in the Chopin competition was awarded to Ingrid Fliter, 27, of Argentina, and third went to Alexander Kobrin, 20, of Russia. A Chopin prize from Warsaw can open doors to the world's great halls and launch major careers for young pianists. Past winners have included Maurizio Pollini of Italy, Argentina's Martha Argerich, Poland's Krystian Zimerman and Stanislaw Bunin of Russia. A major cultural event in Poland, the Chopin competition sets the world standard for interpreting the virtuoso's complex and highly emotional works. Chopin's music is at the heart of Polish romanticism, evoking for many the country's traditional pastoral landscapes of rolling fields and tree-lined dirt lanes.
Pianists Top Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano Competitions. pollini, maurizio (b.1942) Cosmopolis archive Italianpianist biography and concert review. Rachmaninov, Sergei http://alchoholism.gowebinfo.com/Top/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Piani
The Great Prokofievans: Pianists instrument. He was a formidable pianist in his own right, premieringmost of his works in concert halls around the world. Fortunately http://www.prokofiev.org/prokofievans/pianists.html
Extractions: he piano was by far Prokofiev's favorite instrument. He was a formidable pianist in his own right, premiering most of his works in concert halls around the world. Fortunately, many of the greatest pianists of the 20th century were drawn to Prokofiev's compositions as well. Two Russian pianists who knew Prokofiev and premiered his later piano sonatas stand tallest in the pantheon of great interpreters of Prokofiev's piano works Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter. As with the great conductors of today who specialize in Prokofiev's works, there are a number of young pianists who rival the greats of yesterday. Several pianists have recently completed recording the entire Prokofiev piano cycle including Boris Berman (on Chandos), Frederic Chiu (on Harmonia Mundi), and Oleg Marshev (on Danacord). Also not to be missed is Barbara Nissman , who was the first to record the complete piano sonatas to commemorate Prokoifev's 100th birthday in 1991 her sonata cycle remains one of the towering achievements of the last twenty years for Prokofiev lovers. [Click on a name to see the artist's recordings in our database.]
The Cleveland Chamber Music Society - Concert Schedule The Ensemble WienBerlin performed at the 1999 Salzburg Festival with pianist MaurizioPollini, and in March 2001, Carnegie Hall presented the quintet with Mr. http://clevelandchambermusic.org/html/about_wien-berlin.html
Extractions: Stefan Dohr, Horn The Ensemble Wien-Berlin, a wind quintet widely acclaimed for its exceptional artistry, was formed in 1983. It was created when five soloists from Vienna and Berlin, mainly principal players in the Vienna and Berlin philharmonic orchestras, decided to pursue their joint chamber music activities in a more formal arrangement. The group quickly achieved a tonal and musical homogeneity that allows each soloist's musical ideas and personality to blend into a vibrant whole. Over the years, with the wind quintet as its nucleus, the Ensemble has worked regularly with other musicians, particularly string players and pianists, expanding its repertoire to encompass a wide range of chamber music (including such works as Debussy's "Chanson de Bilitis"). This breadth of activity is also reflected in the Ensemble's more than 20 recordings for Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophon and its video production with James Levine as pianist for UNTTEL. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Ensemble was the subject of a 60-minute documentary portrait titled "We Have a Lot of Fun," produced by Euroarts for television broadcast and videocassette release. The Ensemble Wien-Berlin celebrates its 20th birthday in 2003 with tours of the United States and Europe. The Lucerne Festival has commissioned a work by Wolfgang Rihm to be premiered by the ensemble in 2003.
