Music

 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 – 12 June 1995) was an Italianclassicalpianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Born in Brescia, Italy, he began music lessons… Read more »

 Uto Ughi (Busto Arsizio, Lombardije, 21 januari 1944)  is an Italian violinist and conductor. He was the music director of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia between 1987–1992. He is considered one of Italy’s greatest living violinists and is… Read more »

Johann Georg Pisendel was a German Baroque musician, violinist and composer who, for many years, led the Court Orchestra in Dresden, then the finest instrumental ensemble in Europe. Johann Georg Pisendel (* 26…. Read more »

Gabriel Urbain Fauré 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical… Read more »

Sokolov has significantly reduced the number of his concerto performances, for the following reason: “It’s very simple. For piano is written an ocean of music, and during your lifetime you… Read more »

For a long time I have revered the warm and respectful friendship between two of Russia’s greatest composers: Sergei Rachmaninov and Nikolai Medtner. The support and encouragement that Rachmaninov offered… Read more »

Niccolò Paganini, auch Nicolò Paganini (* 27. Oktober 1782 in Genua; † 27. Mai 1840 in Nizza) war ein italienischer Geiger, Gitarrist und Komponist. Zu seiner Zeit war er der führende und berühmteste Geigenvirtuose. Sein äußeres Erscheinungsbild und seine brillante Spieltechnik machten ihn bereits zu… Read more »

Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 december 1858 – Brussel, 29 november 1924), was an Italian opera composer who has been called “the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi“.Puccini’s early work was rooted in traditional late-19th-century romantic Italian opera. Later, he successfully… Read more »

Grażyna Bacewicz,composer and violinist; b. 5th February 1909 in Łódź, d. 17th January 1969 in Warsaw. Initially she was taught the piano and the violin by her father – Vincas… Read more »

Sergej Vasiljevitsj Rachmaninov  (Novgorod, 1 april 1873 – Beverly Hills, 28 maart 1943) was een Russisch componist, pianist, dirigent en muziekpedagoog. Hij geldt als een van de belangrijkste pianisten van de 20e eeuw en was als componist voortzetter van de Russische romantiek. Tot… Read more »