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Andrea Bonatta
Andrea Bonatta (born April 27, 1952, Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian pianist and conductor. Life Bonatta was born in Bolzano (South Tyrol). His mother Marcella Balestri was a professional pianist and his first teacher. He studied piano at the Conservatory in Bolzano with Nunzio Montanari and Emilio Riboli, as well as composition with Andrea Mascagni, winning several prizes in the most important national piano competitions (La Spezia, Carpi, Taranto, Cesena). At the age of 19 he got the piano diploma and the high school diploma, both with distinction, and immediately after he was appointed Professor for piano at the Conservatory in Bolzano, where he taught for 40 years. He also studied law at the University of Bologna and Italian literature at the University of Padova. After winning top prizes in some international piano competitions (M. Canals-Barcelona, A. Casagrande-Terni) he started an international career, performing in many European countries, as well as in the US, South Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton Head International Piano Competition
The Hilton Head International Piano Competition is a piano competition held annually since 1996 at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina's First Presbyterian Church. Selected list of jurors * Joseph Banowetz * José Feghali * Peter Frankl * Kemal Gekić * John Giordano * Enrique Graf * Ian Hobson * Leslie Howard * Jerome Lowenthal * Dominique Merlet * John O'Conor * Piotr Paleczny * Daniel Pollack * Menahem Pressler * Jerome Rose * Ann Schein Carlyss * Andre-Michel Schub * Christopher Taylor * Valerie Tryon * Arie Vardi * Mikhail Voskresensky Mikhail Voskresensky (; born on June 25, 1935, in Berdiansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian pianist and music pedagogue who left Russia for the United States in 2022 protesting against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Training Mikhail Vosk ... * Janice Weber Prize winners References Hilton Head International Piano Competition External links Hilton Head International Piano Competition offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Italian Male Musicians
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Italian Male Conductors (music)
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Living People
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1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozarteum
Mozarteum University Salzburg ( German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the "Mozarteum" name in Salzburg municipality; the International Mozarteum Foundation and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg are the other two. It specializes in music, the dramatic arts, and to a lesser degree graphic arts. Like its affiliates it was established in honour of Salzburg-born musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. History and clarification In 1841, Mozart's widow Constanze Weber Mozart founded the first of the “Mozarteum” entities: the “Cathedral Music Association and Mozarteum,” whose mission was the “refinement of musical taste with regard to sacred music and concerts.” The association operated as predecessor to the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg through the 19th century and was at the heart of the city’s musical life, offering concerts and related activities. It assumed its present name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS Symphony Orchestra
The KBS Symphony Orchestra (KBS 교향악단) is a symphony orchestra based in South Korea. The orchestra principally performs in the KBS Hall and the concert hall of the Seoul Arts Center. History The orchestra was founded in 1956 as the radio orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). Between 1969 and 1981, it became a state-run organization, changing its name to the National Symphony Orchestra of Korea. In this period, they performed chiefly in the National Theater of Korea. In 1979, they made their first tour overseas, in the USA. From 1981, the orchestra's designation was restored to its former name, and new positions, such as general manager, principal guest conductor and full-time conductor, were established in the organization. Their subsequent overseas tours were in Southeast Asia (1984) and Japan (1985 and 1991). In October 1995, they performed in the UN General Assembly in New York City. In 2000 and 2002, the orchestra performed with the State Symphony Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Olimpico
The ("Olympic Theatre") is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585. It was the final design by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not completed until after his death. The ''trompe-l'œil'' onstage scenery, designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi to give the appearance of long streets receding to a distant horizon, was installed in 1585 for the first performance held in the theatre, and is the oldest surviving theatrical scenery, stage set still in existence. The full Roman-style ''scaenae frons'' back screen across the stage is made from wood and stucco imitating marble. It was the home of the Accademia Olimpica, which was founded there in 1555. The is, along with the Teatro all'antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Farnese in Parma, one of only three Renaissance theatres remaining in existence. Both these theatres were based, in large measure, on the . It is still used several times a year. Since 1994 the , together with other Palladian bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition
The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is an international piano competition specializing in the music championed by Arthur Rubinstein. The competition has been held every three years in Tel Aviv, Israel since 1974. History The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition came into being in 1973, at the initiative of Jan Jacob Bistritzky, a close friend of Arthur Rubinstein, who was honored to give his name to the Competition. Conceived in the spirit of this legendary pianist, the Competition is committed to attaining standards of the highest order and is a valid international forum for presenting talented, aspiring young pianists and fostering their artistic careers. The Competition first took place in 1974 and is held every three years. Rubinstein himself attended the first two competitions, when the winners were Emanuel Ax and Gerhard Oppitz, renowned pianists today. In 2003 pianist Idith Zvi succeeded Mr. Bistritzky as artistic director, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
