Classical Piano Links pianist. Jan Gottlieb Jiracek pianist (DE), Warren Jones pianist.Patrick Jovell pianist (SE), william kapell pianist (d. 1953). Yakov http://www.carolinaclassical.com/pianolinks.html
Extractions: William Kapell (piano), NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann (Beethoven, rec. 1946), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitsky (Khatchaturian, rec. 1946), and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (Rachmaninov, rec. 1951). Solo works recorded in 1949, 1952, and 1953, (Schubert), 1950 and 1951 (Debussy), 1945 (Shostakovich), 1953 (Chopin), 1946, (Khatchaturian), and 1953 (Rachmaninov). [ADD] William Kapell was born in New York on 20th September 1922. He had a brilliant career ahead of him which was cut short when he died in an air accident in 1951. He toured extensively, and recorded some of his wide repertoire for RCA. Much of this has been made available on record and CD, such is the interest in him as an artist who might have become so much more.
William Primrose [RB]: Classical Reviews- March 2002 MusicWeb(UK) 1 20.49 Primrose/william kapell (piano) rec 5 July rec 14 Aug 1941, Victor williamPrimrose (viola presence of the fabled American pianist kapell killed at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Mar02/primrose.htm
Extractions: BUY NOW AmazonUK AmazonUS If Pearl has a mission beyond the need to survive in the intensely competitive small market for historical recordings it must be to present a facsimile of the ideal shellac listening experience. Declicked but otherwise unfiltered the deep groove whiskery burble soon sinks out of conscious hearing. The best filtering if we are not to lose something of ambience or tone is the filter the mind brings to bear. In the case of this disc the light crackle is in any event discreet - barely discernible. The Brahms pairing surprises with the presence of the fabled American pianist Kapell killed at the age of 31 in a plane crash and with the lieder pianist Gerald Moore (he also recorded the Rubbra Second Sonata with Sammons). In both sonatas Primrose is warmth and vigour personified. There is no blurring of phrasing and while this accent on punctuation and 'breathing' can, in other hands, seem over-emphatic or stilted, Primrose's approach and tone remains clear, humorous and virile. I cannot imagine Brahmsians being disappointed. In fact he strikes me as a sort of counterpart of Isaac Stern in his Sony recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto.
Primrose 120 No. 1 william Primrose, viola; william kapell, piano Recorded May 7,1946. 11 william Primrose, viola; (pianist unknown) Recorded c. 1943. http://www.doremi.com/primrose.html
Extractions: WILLIAM PRIMROSE Collection Vol. 1 DHR-7708 Hector Berlioz : Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra Op.16 With Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, conductor. Recorded Nov. 28, 1944 Arnold Bax Recorded 1937 Serge Koussevitzky Harriet Cohen WILLIAM PRIMROSE Collection Vol. 2 DHR-7722 William Kapell Gerald Moore Victor/HMV recordings
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.
American Music Teacher: Catch The Rising Stars - Pianist Hsing-ay Hsu Award in 1997 and second prize in the 1996 william kapell International Piano Competition.Ms. Hsu was the 2000 Juilliard william Petschek Debut pianist and is http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2493/is_4_51/ai_82772140
Extractions: With MTNA's long history of service to music teachers, it is particularly appropriate for the National Conference to showcase two young artists in one of its conference concerts, demonstrating what the powerful combination of talent, hard work and fine teaching can produce. Both of these gifted performers have achieved success in their pursuit of a performing career, and both possess that unique ability to communicate the emotional essence of a composition to the audience. Allow me to introduce you to one of the performers: pianist, Hsing-ay Hsu. She has graciously agreed to offer us a glimpse into her life and to provide us insight into the circumstances that have brought her to this stage of her career. Born in Beijing, Hsing-ay Hsu began her piano studies at age of 3. Her musical talent is not surprising given her rich musical heritage. Her mother, principle harpist of the National Opera, was her first teacher; after immigrating to the United States, she was taught by her father, a well-respected and renowned artist in China who performed for former President Nixon. She eventually began working with her uncle, Fei-Ping Hsu, Gold Medallist in the Arthur Rubinstein International Competition. "We worked a lot on tone and phrasing. His musical expectations inspired my technique to move into unknown territory. Every technical exercise was in service to communicating musical intent. As I was constantly asked to imagine more contrast and more nuances, I began to develop more color in my playing and a musical conviction that comes from careful study."
Extractions: (Information subject to change) Rising Stars Concert Saturday, March 16 8:00 P.M. Hsing-ay Hsu, pianist Since making her stage debut at age 4, Hsing-ay Hsu has performed at notable venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Hall at Carnegie (a sold-out recital), and has performed abroad in Beijing, Prague, Kromeriz, Shanghai, and Taipei. Her Brahms D-Minor Concerto performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra was reviewed by the Washington Post to be full of "power, authority and self-assurance." Hsu is the 2000 Juilliard William Petschek Debut Pianist. She is also the 2001 recipient of a McCrane Foundation Artist Grant. Other honors include the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1997 and second prize in the 1996 William Kapell International Piano Competition. As a 1995 United States Presidential Scholar of the Arts, she was awarded a USA Gold Medallion by President Clinton at the White House. She also has garnered prizes in the 1995 NFAA Artistic Recognition Talent Search (highest honor), the 1993 Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, the 1989 Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Auditions.
Richmond Symphony American pianist william Wolfram was winner of the Silver Medal in boththe william kapell and the Naumberg International Piano Competitions. http://www.richmondsymphony.com/guest_wolfram.html
Extractions: Guest Performers : William Wolfram American pianist William Wolfram was winner of the Silver Medal in both the William Kapell and the Naumberg International Piano Competitions. He also holds the distinction of Bronze medalist of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. A versatile recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician, Mr. Wolfram has garnered the respect of musicians and the acclaim of critics across the country. His concerto debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony under the baton of Leonard Slatkin was the first in a long succession of appearances and career relationships with numerous American conductors and orchestras. He has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, the National Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra to name just a few; and he enjoys regular and ongoing close associations with the Dallas Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony, as well as the Minnesota Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Andrew Litton, Jeffrey Tate, Andreas Delfs, Hans Vonk, Jeffrey Kahane, William Eddins, and Marin Alsop. Overseas, Mr. Wolfram has appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Budapest Philharmonic, the Capetown and Johannesberg Symphonies of South Africa and the Natonal Symphony of Peru.
Aaron Copland / Charles Ives - Piano Fantasy / Piano Sonata No. 1 when he received a commission from the Louisville Orchestra for a piano concertothat would be premiered by nowadays cultdubbed late pianist william kapell. http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco6/Mode/coplandives.html
Reviews In February 1998 william kapell, pianist / Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski, conductor(Prokofiev) / Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor (Brahms) (Music Arts CD http://web.singnet.com.sg/~lionelc/feb98.htm
Extractions: Dominick Argento (b. 1927) A Water Bird Talk Miss Havisham's Wedding Night John Shirley-Quirk, baritone ( A Water Bird Talk ) / Linda Mabbs, soprano ( Miss Havisham's Wedding Night ) / Sinfonia of St. Cecilia / Sara Watkins, conductor (KOCH International Classics 3-7388-2 H1) Category : 20th-century - Vocal - Opera One wonders why this release on KOCH Classics isn't in the running for a Grammy or a Gramophone award, for this is easily one of the finest operatic CDs to appear throughout the whole of 1997. Dominick Argento, considered to be America's pre-eminent composer of lyric opera, has written a consistently well-received body of instrumental and vocal works which are unusually accessible. Among other honours and awards, he has received the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1975 for his song cycle, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf The two works featured here, both written after Virginia Woolf , are monodramas, meaning that they are operas involving only one singer. Arguably the finest and most frequently-recorded work of this kind is Schoenberg's Erwatung , a intensely psychological masterpiece that is not just searingly dramatic but atmospherically emotional as well.
Mazurka For Piano In A Minor, Op. 68/2, CT. 97 Michalowski the pianist Featuring Michalowski, Aleksander. Release 1998. ChopinMazurkas Featuring kapell, william. Release 1998. Label RCA http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/work_classical.cgi?WORKID=082941&TMPL=lo
Grammy-Nominated Pianist Ruth Laredo To Perform - Outlook Online - Stages She can hold her own with any pianist alive. Her Oct. served numerous times asa member of the International Jury for the william kapell International Piano http://outlook.collegepublisher.com/news/2003/09/30/Stages/GrammyNominated.Piani
Extractions: News Stages For Your Interest Dateline ... Stages Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Ruth Laredo, "America's First Lady of the Piano" (New York Daily News), will perform a recital on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Laredo has established a distinguished worldwide reputation as a leading soloist, recitalist and recording artist. While particularly renowned for her pioneering recordings of the complete solo piano music of Rachmaninoff and the complete piano sonatas of Scriabin, her broad repertoire ranges from Beethoven to Barber. The New York Times declares her "a technical wizard. . . . She can hold her own with any pianist alive." Her Oct. 24 program includes the classics that she performed at her 25th anniversary gala concert at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in 2001 to celebrate her debut recital there:
Pianist Enrique Graf - Residency Workshops for teachers. A pianist of the great FleisherSchnabel tradition. CHAMBERMUSIC. 1978 First Prize - william kapell International Piano Competition. http://www.feucharts.com/grafresidency.htm
Extractions: RESIDENCY Many people believe it is difficult to present pianists in residencies. However, we will work with you, as we have in other communities to make a Mini-Concert for Kids by Enrique Graf something your students (and teachers) will be talking about all year! YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT Graf is a perfect choice, to talk about the music, and introduce the classics with wit and charm. Special school concerts Designed to entertain and bring our musical heritage to pupils in a vivid and dynamic manner. Study Guides provided SOLOIST Recital or with Orchestra Program of standard literature, and some lesser known compositions Program is always chosen with the audience in mind.
Pianist Enrique Graf - Biography First Prize in the National Ensemble Two Piano Competition, the following year Mr.Graf was the First Prize winner in the william kapell International Piano http://www.feucharts.com/grafbio.htm
Extractions: E nrique Graf was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1953. He started studying piano at the age of four with his mother and later at the Falleri-Balzo Conservatory. After winning all of the national competitions there, he came to the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University to study with Leon Fleisher on a full scholarship from the Organization of American States and the Peabody. In 1977 he and Katherine Jacobson won First Prize in the National Ensemble Two Piano Competition, the following year Mr. Graf was the First Prize winner in the William Kapell International Piano Competition and in 1981 he won the East and West International Competition in New York City. Graf has given recitals all over the world and has been featured as soloist with such orchestras as the Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Richmond, Florida, West Virginia, Charleston, New York City and Jupiter Symphonies; the Moscow Philharmonic, the Janacek Philharmonic, the National Chamber Orchestra, the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, the American Chamber Orchestra, the Puerto Rico Symphony, and the National Orchestras of Chile, Uruguay, Panama and Colombia. He has appeared at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Krannert Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, the Cultural Center of Manila, Teatro Opera in Buenos Aires, the Chautauqua Festival, Young Keyboard Artists International Festival in Ann Arbor and the University of Maryland International Piano Festival. As a chamber musician he has performed with Cuarteto Latinoamericano, The Baltimore Wind Ensemble, the American Chamber Players, the Prague Wind Quintet, the Apollo String Quartet, and the Ives String Quartet.
Bronson Piano Studio 02/03, Gala Concert to Commemorate william kapell, william kapell Piano Foundation.10/31/03, La Pietà, Chamber Music Monterey Bay. 10/29/31, pianist Evgeny Kissin http://www.bronsonpianostudio.com/reviews.htm
Extractions: http://www.BronsonPianoStudio.com/reviews.htm Archived Reviews Date Review Organization Whiffenpoofs of 2004 Hank Conlan Productions, Ltd A Farewell to Kate Tamarkin Monterey Symphony Mezzo Soprano Sonia Gariaeff Carmel Music Society Pegasus String Quartet Church of the Wayfarer Treasures, Gifts, Dreams Carmel Repertory Ballet Piano Competition - Awards Concert Carmel Music Society Amadeus Trio Returns Mozart Society of California Monterey Symphony St. Lawrence Quartet Chamber Music Monterey Bay Murray Perahia in Recital Portland StateUniversity Carmel Music Society Pianist Ursula Oppens Steinway Society Los Angeles Piano Quartet Mozart Society of California John O'Conor Performs Beethoven's 1st Monterey Symphony Pianist Mikhail Pletnev in Recital Carnegie Hall Lang Lang in Ravishing Beethoven 4th Philadelphia Orchestra Osiris Piano Trio Chamber Music Monterey Bay Salzburg Marionette Theater - Barber of Seville Mozart Society of California Carmel Music Society Monterey Symphony Steinway Society Young Artists Recital Steinway Society, The Bay Area
Sundance Spas Anthony Padilla,pianist Sunday, November 12, 2000 300 pm Praised for his Padillais a laureate of the Gina Bachauer, Cleveland, william kapell, and Namburg http://www.ljcms.org/ExperienceTheMusic/WhatsPlaying/DiscoverySeries.html
Extractions: or the past nine years, the La Jolla Chamber Music Society has invited both new listeners and connoisseurs to immerse themselves in the spirit of discovery. Presented in a relaxed, casual atmosphere, the Discovery Series is the perfect introduction to classical music for students, families and young professionals. For the classical music aficionado, the Series offers a sneak preview of the next generation of stars. Over the years, we have been pleased to promote the careers of young artists who have gone on to appear in the major musical capitals of the world - and our audience members have had the privilege to say, "I heard them when " This year we continue to make the best classical music accessible and affordable to San Diegans. We offer a superb lineup at a spectacular price: Single tickets $15 Adults, $5 Students. Join us for a the most exciting concerts of your life!
Pianists: Andrey Ponochevny Ponochevny began to make his name in the American concert pianist circle after winningFirst Prize at the 24th International william kapell Piano Competition http://www.artistsinternational.com/andrey.htm
Extractions: Pianist Andrey Ponochevny, Bronze Medal Winner of the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, was honored as the featured pianist at the General Assembly of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) in Washington, D.C. Music Critic Anna Crebo writes: "...Whereas most performers are content to overwhelm their audiences with spectacular exterior glimpses, Ponochevny through his fiery, imaginative renderings - manages to illuminate their splendid architectonics from within..." In addition to his success in Moscow, Mr. Ponochevny has won many top prizes, including First Prize at the 24th International William Kapell Piano Competition at age 21. Since then, he has toured extensively in the United States, performing solo recitals throughout the country. He has been the featured soloist at Alice Tully Hall in New Yorks Lincoln Center and at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His concerts have been broadcast on WGBH, Boston, WQXR, New York, and nationwide on WFMT, Chicago. As orchestral soloist Mr. Ponochevny has appeared with such orchestras as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony and the Illinois Symphony, among others. Mr. Ponochevnys 2003/2004 appearances include performances at Salle Alfred Cortot, Paris, Kiev; and the National Opera in Minsk, Belarus, where he was named "Minsk Citizen of the Year." He gives concerts in Russia and in Germany where the Chopin Society will feature him in an open air concert of Tchaikovskys
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.
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:
