Ivory Classics is an American classical music record label governed by the Ivory Classics Foundation. The purpose of this foundation, which was established in 1998, is to promote, through charitable and benevolent activities, an appreciation for the art of the piano through its work with the premier audiophile piano label.
Artists having recorded for Ivory Classics include, among others,
Earl Wild
Earl Wild (November 26, 1915January 23, 2010) was an American pianist known for his transcriptions of jazz and classical music.
Biography
Royland Earl Wild was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1915. Wild was a musically precocious child and ...
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Shura Cherkassky
Shura Cherkassky (russian: Александр (Шура) Исаакович Черкасский; 7 October 190927 December 1995) was a Ukrainian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was c ...
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Ann Schein Carlyss
Ann Schein Carlyss is an American pianist.
Life and career
Schein spent her early years in Evanston, Illinois, but she moved to Washington D.C. when she was 4. At age 5, she began her piano training with Glenn and Bessie Gunn. She went on to s ...
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Eric Himy
Eric Himy is an American-born (August 16, 1958) classical pianist of French-Spanish-Moroccan descent.
Life
Born in Brooklyn, NY, (August 16, 1958), Himy began piano studies at age six, giving his first concert at age 10. By age 7, he was accepte ...
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Moura Lympany
Dame Moura Lympany DBE (18 August 191628 March 2005) was an English concert pianist.
Biography
She was born as Mary Gertrude Johnstone at Saltash, Cornwall. Her father was an army officer who had served in World War I and her mother origin ...
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Igor Lovchinsky
Igor Lovchinsky (russian: Игорь Ловчинский) is a Russian-American classical pianist.
Performing and recording career
Born in Kazan, Russia, Lovchinsky studied at the Kazan Special Music School for Gifted Children. After immigratin ...
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References
External links
Ivory Classics web site
American record labels
Classical music record labels
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1998 establishments in the United States
1998 establishments in California