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Leslie Howard
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Leslie Howard was an accomplished British actor, director, and producer, born on April 3, 1893, in London, England. He rose to prominence d… read moreLeslie Howard was an accomplished British actor, director, and producer, born on April 3, 1893, in London, England. He rose to prominence during the early 20th century and became one of the most recognized and respected actors of his tim… read moreLeslie Howard was an accomplished British actor, director, and producer, born on April 3, 1893, in London, England. He rose to prominence during the early 20th century and became one of the most recognized and respected actors of his time. Howard's career encompassed both stage and screen. H… read more -
Piers Lane
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Piers Lane AO (born 8 January 1958) is an Australian classical pianist. His performance career has taken him to more than 40 countries. His… read morePiers Lane AO (born 8 January 1958) is an Australian classical pianist. His performance career has taken him to more than 40 countries. His concerto repertoire exceeds 75 works. His English father and Australian mother met while audition… read morePiers Lane AO (born 8 January 1958) is an Australian classical pianist. His performance career has taken him to more than 40 countries. His concerto repertoire exceeds 75 works. His English father and Australian mother met while auditioning as piano students for the Royal College of Music. Althou… read more -
Vladimir Sofronitsky
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Sofronitsky (or Sofronitzky, Russian: Владимир Владимирович Софроницкий, Vladimir Sofronitskij; May 8 1901 – August… read moreVladimir Vladimirovich Sofronitsky (or Sofronitzky, Russian: Владимир Владимирович Софроницкий, Vladimir Sofronitskij; May 8 1901 – August 26, 1961) was a Russian pianist and a pupil, follower, and son-in-law to Alexander Scriabin. Alth… read moreVladimir Vladimirovich Sofronitsky (or Sofronitzky, Russian: Владимир Владимирович Софроницкий, Vladimir Sofronitskij; May 8 1901 – August 26, 1961) was a Russian pianist and a pupil, follower, and son-in-law to Alexander Scriabin. Although Scriabin himself never heard Sofronitsky play, the comp… read more -
John Ogdon
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John Andrew Howard Ogdon (January 27, 1937 – August 1, 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, No… read moreJohn Andrew Howard Ogdon (January 27, 1937 – August 1, 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Royal Northern Colle… read moreJohn Andrew Howard Ogdon (January 27, 1937 – August 1, 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Royal Northern College of Music between 1953 and 1957, where his fellow students… read more -
Konstantin Scherbakov
10,502 listeners
Konstantin Scherbakov (11 June 1963 in Barnaul, Siberia, Russian SFSR) is a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first Rachmaninoff in… read moreKonstantin Scherbakov (11 June 1963 in Barnaul, Siberia, Russian SFSR) is a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first Rachmaninoff international piano competition in 1983. In 1990, he played solo in four recitals at the Chamber Mus… read moreKonstantin Scherbakov (11 June 1963 in Barnaul, Siberia, Russian SFSR) is a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first Rachmaninoff international piano competition in 1983. In 1990, he played solo in four recitals at the Chamber Music Festival of Asolo; this launched his international career… read more -
Nikolai Demidenko
1,759 listeners
Nikolai Demidenko (born July 1, 1955, Aniskino) is a Russian pianist. Demidenko studied at the Moscow Gnessin School with Anna Kantor and a… read moreNikolai Demidenko (born July 1, 1955, Aniskino) is a Russian pianist. Demidenko studied at the Moscow Gnessin School with Anna Kantor and at the Moscow Conservatoire under Dmitri Bashkirov. Demidenko was a medallist at the 1976 Montreal … read moreNikolai Demidenko (born July 1, 1955, Aniskino) is a Russian pianist. Demidenko studied at the Moscow Gnessin School with Anna Kantor and at the Moscow Conservatoire under Dmitri Bashkirov. Demidenko was a medallist at the 1976 Montreal International Piano Competition and the 1978 Tchaikovsky Int… read more -
Stephen Coombs
557 listeners
Stephen Coombs is one of Britain's best known pianists and currently works with some of the world's foremost orchestras and condu… read moreStephen Coombs is one of Britain's best known pianists and currently works with some of the world's foremost orchestras and conductors, as well as performing as a solo artist. Coombs was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside on July 1… read moreStephen Coombs is one of Britain's best known pianists and currently works with some of the world's foremost orchestras and conductors, as well as performing as a solo artist. Coombs was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside on July 11, 1960. He first became prominent in music at the age of th… read more -
Christian Zacharias
10,210 listeners
Christian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in … read moreChristian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won the Geneva Competition in 1969, the Van Cliburn Competition in 1973. After winning t… read moreChristian Zacharias (*1950) is a German pianist and conductor. Christian Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won the Geneva Competition in 1969, the Van Cliburn Competition in 1973. After winning the Ravel Competition in Paris in 1975, he launched an intern… read more -
Alfred Cortot
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Alfred Denis Cortot (Nyon, Switzerland, September 26, 1877 – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is… read moreAlfred Denis Cortot (Nyon, Switzerland, September 26, 1877 – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is renowned for his poetic and deeply melancholic interpretation of Romantic period piano works, par… read moreAlfred Denis Cortot (Nyon, Switzerland, September 26, 1877 – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is renowned for his poetic and deeply melancholic interpretation of Romantic period piano works, particularly those of Chopin and Schumann. Born in Nyon in the … read more -
Pavel Kolesnikov
608 listeners
Following Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov’s Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, The Telegraph gave his recital a rare five-star review and… read moreFollowing Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov’s Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, The Telegraph gave his recital a rare five-star review and called it “one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed in a while.” Since be… read moreFollowing Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov’s Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, The Telegraph gave his recital a rare five-star review and called it “one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed in a while.” Since becoming Prize Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012,… read more