Extractions: UK Piano duo; brief information only. Aleksander, Adam Polish/Canadian Classical pianist, includes brief biography and contact information. Alonso, Jose Ramon (b.1966) Spanish pianist's personal home page. Alvarez , Carmen Concert pianist born in Uruguay. Includes biography, sound bites, concert reviews, photos, etc. Archontides, P. B. Greek-Australian pianist. Includes biographical information press releases and upcoming events. Argerich, Martha (b.1941) Excerpts from a 1979 interview with Dean Elder; in-print discography; reviews. Aubin, Isabelle Brief information on the Canadian pianist with several links. Austbo, Hakon Homepage of the Norwegian pianist living in the Netherlands. Biography, repertoire, discography and upcoming concerts. Bakker, Johan Dutch pianist brings more than 35 original compositions for solo piano. With audio clips. Bates, Leon
Floridian: Judging The Competition But no one went home empty handed; this year each of the 18 pianists who did notmove beyond the preliminary round was awarded $1,000. jose feghali, the 1985 http://www.sptimes.com/News/062401/Floridian/Judging_the_competiti.shtml
Extractions: published June 24, 2001 The globe-trotting life of a concert pianist may sound glamorous, but the reality is one of constant practice, punctuated by the business of competitions. For more than a century, piano competitions have thrown a lifeline to musicians seeking success and recognition. Few pianists have failed to compete in these contests, and even fewer have sat on the other side of the footlights as a juror. Within the past year, I have served on the juries of eight international piano competitions and have helped give away more than $300,000 in prizes.
Boulder Phil Delays Season-opener week of the 2001 Colorado Music Festival in August, Babayan replaced jose Feghalias soloist in There was the alternative of replacing the pianist and finding http://web.dailycamera.com/news/terror/sept01/13aphil.html
Extractions: Camera Staff Writer Among thousands of air travelers who found themselves stranded during this tragic week is pianist Sergei Babayan, who was to have arrived from Cleveland on Tuesday to begin rehearsals for this weekend's concerts with the Boulder Philharmonic. Because of Babayan's absence, and out of respect for those affected by the tragedy, the orchestra has postponed its season-opening concerts until Sept. 21 and 22. "Babayan is able to come in next week, and we can provide the (season opener) that should happen," said Robert McAllister, president of PeakArts, which comprises the Boulder Philharmonic, the Sinfonia of Colorado, the Boulder Ballet and the PeakArts Academy. "I just think we need to recognize the mourning that's going on." In the final week of the 2001 Colorado Music Festival in August, Babayan replaced Jose Feghali as soloist in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. Theodore Kuchar, music director and conductor of the Boulder Phil, said the last-minute performance stirred great interest among listeners. "As a result of that triumph, our ticket sales for these two concerts were as high as I can ever remember in my five years as music director here," Kuchar said Wednesday. "There was the alternative of replacing the pianist and finding somebody locally, but based on the exceptionally high ticket sales for this weekend (we decided against that)."
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TCU Magazine Feature in San Diego eventually led to a meeting with famed TCU pianist Lili Kraus JoseFeghali, the 1985 Cliburn Gold Medalist is an Artist in Residence at TCU and http://www.magazine.tcu.edu/tcumagazine/articles/2001-02-F01.htm
Extractions: Three's charm The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has become the premier career-launching venue for the world's top young pianists. To have one student among the 30 competitors is a high honor. This year, TCU Prof. Tamas Ungar has three. By Nancy Bartosek It's a performance in itself, this master teacher job. It requires vast knowledge of repertoire, composers and performers; daily practice to perfect intricate fingering or difficult passages; the stamina for world travel and long days; and the uncanny ability to recognize untamed talent in young pianists. Add the patience of a saint and the tenacity of a pit bull and you have the underpinnings of a good teacher. But TCU Piano Prof. Tamas Ungar knows that is not enough. One must also teach subtleties difficult to define. To prepare a prodigy for competition, one must know that hands leaping too dramatically off the keyboard might cost precious points. And that a distant stare at the audience might mean a silver, not a gold. The great teacher knows that focusing too much on the music for the first two rounds could leave a performer unprepared for the third.
Extractions: Symphony audiences can still enjoy guest directors this season while a search to fill the joint position of the Muncie and Ball State Symphony director continues. Musicians from around the world will join each of the eight guest conductors. On Saturday, Patrick Flynn, director of California's Inland Empire Philharmonic, will act as guest conductor. Flynn has previously held a conductor's position with the English National Ballet. Joining Flynn will be pianist Christopher Taylor. Vocalist Dianne Reeves will show off her jazz styles on Oct. 11. Reeves won a Grammy Award for "Best Female Jazz Vocalist" in 2001. Guest-visiting around the world.conductor Murray Gross, former director for Michigan's West Shore Symphony, will join harpist Elizabeth Richter on Nov. 16. Richter is a professor of harp at Ball State and has served as the Muncie Symphony Orchestra's principle harpist since 1982. James Buswell will serve dual positions as guest conductor and guest violinist on Jan. 24. Buswell debuted at age 7 in a solo with the New York Philharmonic. He plays a Leveque Stradivarius of 1720.
