Opera World: Distance Learning As the first vocalist so honored, she joins a distinguished list of previous recipientsincluding pianist rudolf serkin, with whom she collaborated for many http://www.operaworld.com/prompter/bios/benita.shtml
Extractions: Opera Broadcasts and News Education Live Opera Shopping Membership Travel More Information Return to The distinguished American soprano Benita Valente is one of this era's most cherished musical artists. An internationally celebrated interpreter of lieder, chamber music, and oratorio, she is equally acclaimed for her performances on the operatic stage. Her keen musicianship encompasses an astounding array of styles, from the Baroque of Bach and Handel to the varied idioms of today's leading composers. In 1999, Chamber Music America honored Benita Valente with their highest award, the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award, for her contribution to the chamber music genre. As the first vocalist so honored, she joins a distinguished list of previous recipients including pianist Rudolf Serkin, with whom she collaborated for many years as a participant at the prestigious Marlboro Festival. Their now legendary, recording of The Shepherd on the Rock serves as a beacon for performers of vocal chamber music. Other major instrumental collaborators have included the Guarneri, Juilliard and Orion String Quartets; cellist Yo-Yo Ma; clarinetist Richard Stoltzman; and pianists Emanuel Ax, Leon Fleisher, David Golub, Richard Goode, Seymour Lipkin, Lee Luvisi, Cynthia Raim, and Peter Serkin.
Telarc International: In 1982, Telarc released one of its most legendary digital LPs that of worldrenowned pianist rudolf serkin playing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=0566
PCA Great Performances Presents Pianist Richard Goode Nadia Reisenberg at the Mannes College of Music and with rudolf serkin at the Goodeis the first Americanborn pianist to have recorded the complete Beethoven http://www.pcagreatperf.com/Goode.htm
UNC Music Department as well as many years at Marlboro, where he conducted the Beethoven Choral Fantasyon five occasions at the invitation of legendary pianist rudolf serkin. http://www.unc.edu/depts/music/bios/kalam.html
Extractions: (listed by instrument) Music Department Faculty Tonu Kalam (Professor of Music) serves as Music Director and Conductor of the UNC Symphony Orchestra and has taught instrumental conducting at UNC since 1988. Educated at Harvard University (A.B., 1969), the University of California at Berkeley (M.A., 1971) and the Curtis Institute of Music (Certificate, 1973), he is also Music Director and Conductor of the Longview Symphony Orchestra in Texas, Founder and Music Director of the Chapel Hill Chamber Orchestra, and has guest conducted orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and in Europe. Prof. Kalam was born of Estonian parents and has lived in the United States since the age of two. Trained as a conductor, pianist and composer, he has studied with conductor Max Rudolf and composers Leon Kirchner and Andrew Imbrie. His summer credits include fellowships at Tanglewood and Aspen, as well as many years at Marlboro, where he conducted the Beethoven Choral Fantasy on five occasions at the invitation of legendary pianist Rudolf Serkin.
Philippine Classical And Traditional Music Page: Cecile Licad Cecile Licad, pianist. under the Young Music Foundation of the Philippines), trainedat the Curtis Institute, also trained under rudolf serkin, and a featured http://www.tribo.org/classical/licad.html
Extractions: Cecile Licad was a scholar of the Philippine Government (under the Young Music Foundation of the Philippines), trained at the Curtis Institute, also trained under Rudolf Serkin, and a featured performer at many festivals. Also played in the White House which was nationally televised in the US, used to perform in the Philippines once a year. I don't know if she still does. I believe she's a granddaughter of foremost Filipino composer (Buencamino?). She's married to the Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses ... and lives with her husband in Europe and New York. I saw her perform back home in the 80s ... the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra could not keep up with her, and the piano seemed to buckle under her fingers ... that's how good she is. (Photograph from the album Tchaikovsky Trio in A Minor, Op. 50/Brahms Trio in E Flat, Op. 40, EMI Classics.) From EMI Classics album insert: Hailed for her brilliant fusion of pianistic power and poetry, Cecile Licad has received equally impressive accolades for her impeccable technique and musicality. Ms. Licad came to international attention in 1981, as the first musician in a decade to receive the prestigious Leventritt Gold Medal . That honor, followed by a nationally televised performance of Tchaikovsky's
Extractions: Links: Schleiermacher, Steffen - News, biography, discography, repertoire and concerts listing of the German avant-garde pianist and composer. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Serkin, Peter (b.1947) - Biography by Kirshbaum Demler and Associates, Inc. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Serkin, Rudolf (1903-1991) - Kennedy Center tribute page. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Sherman, Russell - Mr. Sherman studied with Eduard Steuermann, a pupil and friend of Ferruccio Busoni and Arnold Schoenberg. Currently Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory in Boston. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Smidak, Miron (b.1980) - Brief information on the young Czech pianist. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Sokolov, Grigory (b. 1950) - Site dedicated to the russian pianist; includes a short biography, several reviews, and audio files. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
Encyclopædia Britannica serkin, rudolf Encyclopædia Britannica Article. Austrianborn American pianistand teacher who concentrated on the music of JS Bach, WA Mozart, Ludwig van http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=68579
PHILADELPHIA MUSIC ALLIANCE RULDOLF serkin. Russian born concert pianist, Ruldolf serkin, enriched the realmof classical music throughout hi 70year career of concert performance. http://www.phillymusic.org/stars/1993rs.html
10 Under $10 with the late Piano Quintet, in which the quartet is joined by the superlative pianistrudolf Firkusny, this Beethoven Piano Sonatas 8, 14, 23 / rudolf serkin. http://classicalmusic.giphoria.com/classical/picks/10_under_10.htm
Pianists : Art Directory biography, discography, repertoire and concerts listing of the German avantgardepianist and composer. Rating 0.00 Votes 0) Rate It. serkin, rudolf (1903-1991 http://www.123artist.com/art/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/more
Rudolf Serkin rudolf serkin. CELEB QUIK http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/RudolfSerkin-1019062/
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Find A Grave - Browse By County: Windham County serkin, rudolf b. 1903 d. 1991 rudolf serkin was a celebrated concertpianist and founder of the Marlborough Music Festival in Vermont. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=county&FScountyid=2951
Musical Marriages conductor Lilly Pons, soprano Jan Kiepura, tenor - Martha Eggerth, soprano RudolfSerkin, pianist - Irene Busch, daughter of Adolf Busch Vladimir Horowitz http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Stadium/9189/marriage.htm
Extractions: Musicians marry musicians-or at least members of other musical families- with considerable frequency. Here is a list of some of the better-known musical marriages, many (though not all) of which proved to be permanent: HUSBAND-WIFE Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,composer - Constanze Weber, a cousin of Carl Maria von Weber
Concerti RudolfSerkin, pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor. http://people.cedarville.edu/employee/mortensj/concerti.htm
Extractions: Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Moderato; Allegro Adagio sostenuto Allegro scherzando Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Allegro ma non tanto Intermezzo: Adagio Finale: Alla breve Grieg Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Rudolf Serkin, Pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Allegro molto moderato Adagioattacca: Allegro moderato molto e marcato; Quasi presto; Andante maestoso Schumann Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 54 Rudolf Serkin, Pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Allegro affettuoso Intermezzo Andantino graziosoattacca: Allegro vivace Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92 Rudolf Serkin, Pianist; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Introduction and Allegro appassionato Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Classical Piano Links Links to websites of Classical pianists and other relevant pages on Classical piano.Category Arts Music Keyboard Piano pianists Directories Tjako van Schie pianist (NL), András Schiff pianist (HU). RudolfSerkin pianist (d. 1991), Dimitris Sgouros pianist (GR). Paul http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/pianolinks.html
Vassar History Index Wanda Landowska, pianist, Gives Recital; College Choir Gives Performance of RudolfSerkin Gives Fifth Barbara Woods Morgan Memorial Concert 1950; Vassar and http://vassun.vassar.edu/~daniels/theater_music_dance.html
