81. Equipment And Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/Helfgott, David Stories and photographs and links and stuff. helfgott, david (1947) Australianpianist; biography, photos links. Copyright 1998 IOmusic.com. http://iomusic.com/Equipment_and_Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/Helfgott__D

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83. Movie Reviews By Mark Leeper The man is eccentric to the point of being nearly autistic but is also a brilliantpianist. david helfgott is a man with many personal demons, some real and http://www.eclectica.org/v1n3n4/leeper6.html

Movie Reviews by Mark Leeper Shine (1996) The Whole Wide World (1996) We still don't know much about Mark Leeper , but he writes a damn good review! Shine (1996) SHINE is a study of the shattered life of a child prodigy pianist whose father, a Holocaust survivor, totally dominated and controlled. While the film is supposed to be uplifting in that David Helfgott could salvage something of his life, it still seems to be pitifully poor consolation and a tragic waste of a life and of talent. Rating: +1 (-4 to +4) There are some minor spoilers in the plot description. SHINE is a true story, a biography of a sort of local celebrity in Australia. The man is eccentric to the point of being nearly autistic but is also a brilliant pianist. David Helfgott is a man with many personal demons, some real and some imagined, who was a musical prodigy but could not face the pressures that a musical career placed on him. The greatest of all the pressures came from his father, a man of huge rages who wanted to control David like he would control a puppet. What is interesting in the film is the affect that music has on David. As a boy music is a negative influence on him, dragging him down into the strange psychological state he eventually reaches. He is eventually even forbidden to play the piano for fear of the effect it will have on him. Yet the same music is also what pulls him out of that slump, returning some semblance of a life and even a career to him. Also remarkable is how people seem to keep finding David endearing. In spite of his many problems and the infinite patience that is required for dealing with him, the adult David seems to have the charm somehow to attract admirers and people who are willing to care for him. The adult David strikes one as having an intelligent, but uncontrolled mind. He talks as fast as his fingers move playing the Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto, but he jumps from idea to idea and drops each for the next.

84. Ae.soundbites That movie is called Shine. Its focus on the hardships facing the talented concertpianist, david helfgott, comes supported by soulful piano pieces which http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/DB/issues/97/01.13/ae.soundbites.html

Monday, January 13, 1997 Brian Remick A- David Helfgott "David Helfgott plays Rachmaninov" (BMG) There is a movie playing in theaters across the country that will drain the tear ducts and leave the mind paralyzed. That movie is called "Shine." Its focus on the hardships facing the talented concert pianist, David Helfgott, comes supported by soulful piano pieces which help to create an emotional setting just tender enough to tear down the boundaries between film viewer and movie screen. Capturing this mood, Helfgott's recent release calms the body while enchanting the mind. Though not all of the Rachmaninov pieces make appearances in the film, they certainly echo its sense of tragedy and personal triumph. The music can be appreciated by those who haven't even seen or heard of the film. Starting with the swiftly uplifting "Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30, in D minor," and moving into "Four Preludes," a mass of twittering notes lighter than air, it becomes clear that Rachmaninov never gets boring. "Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 36" provides a clear insight into the frailty of dancing fingers and what a life of such focus can lead to. Helfgott reveals that the vocation of concert pianist almost invariably will end in madness, as sounds this mystic must transfix one to a world unlike our own, and leaves one to question how other musicians of this caliber stay sane. Vanessa VanderZanden A Art of Noise "The Drum and Bass Collection" (Discovery) Classic songs like AON's collaboration with Tom Jones on Prince's "Kiss" have been transformed into uninteresting beats that lack any originality. Flyright's mix of "Peter Gunn," which is almost impossible to get wrong, doesn't even have the same tune. "The Drum and Bass Collection" doesn't go much beyond its title for the majority of the album. The original structure of songs like "Something Always Happens" and "Yebo" are all but gone. While the mixes on the album are decent, especially ILS's rendition of "Art of Love" and J. Majik's "Camilla," their similarities to the originals are so faint that they practically don't belong on the album.

85. MSN Entertainment - Movies: Shine Rush winning for Best Actor. Rush stars as david helfgott, a pianistwith a history of mental problems. As a fragile boy genius http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=40679

86. Boxoffice Magazine [SHINE Film Review] The true triumphto-tragedy-to-triumph story of schizophrenic pianist david Helfgottis great passionate filmmaking about great passionate musicmaking. http://www.boxoff.com/scripts/fiw.dll?GetReview?&where=ID&terms=3088

87. ARTSZONE: Concerto #2 But the film Shine portraying the life of Australian pianist david Helfgottand his performance of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/programs/concerto2/wild.html

It's not often that piano concertos make the news. But the film Shine portraying the life of Australian pianist David Helfgott and his performance of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rach 3) have put classical music on the front pages. Here's RCA's presentation of biographical material about David Helfgott. Have you seen the film? Shine is uplifting, inspiring, and emotionally wrenching. It's not often that a character we so strongly identify with in a movie can walk right off the screen and into real life. ... Resolved: This mentally ill performer is being exploited by those around him who should know better. Music is the loser in this unseemly tug of war. Back to Concerto #2 Main Page Premieres OVATION Info OVATION Shop TV Schedule ... e-mail ArtsZone

88. Shine could recover from that, but not many films offer viewers a protagonist like davidHelfgott. david is a reallife, award-winning Australian pianist who was http://www.rambles.net/shine.html

Shine directed by Scott Hicks (Buena Vista Pictures, 1996) Shine opens on a dark and stormy night. Not many films could recover from that, but not many films offer viewers a protagonist like David Helfgott. David is a real-life, award-winning Australian pianist who was driven mad either by his overbearing father or from playing Rachmaninoff. That's the one subject on which Shine is a bit vague. By the age of 13, David already had more potential than most teens have acne. Within a few years, he was winning scholarships to prestigious international schools like London's Royal Academy of Music. But there was a price to pay for those scholarships: he had to incur the wrath of his father. To say that David's father was overbearing is to say that the Grand Canyon is a pretty good-size hole. For years Helfgott the elder controlled David with words of love, when the only thing he loved was control. If there's a down side to The Lion King Shine has pegged it. Yes, men carry their fathers around inside of them. And yes, those internalized fathers often lead their sons, or drive them, to fulfill their destinies or self destruct. It took three bodies and five pairs of hands to play David Helfgott on the screen: Alex Rafalowicz played David as a child, Noah

89. David Helfgott Orchestra. Welsman inherited his musical talent, but this singer/pianisthas a lush, smooth style that's uniquely contemporary. http://www.in-scribe.com/portfoliopages/mochadiva.html

JAZZ DIVAS Slick Chicks Heat Up The Jazz Scene Diana Krall is Canada's latest musical superstar export, recently becoming the first jazz artist in Canadian history to debut at #1 on the Canadian Pop charts. And the good news is she's just the tip of Canada's jazz iceberg. We decided to take a look at four talented - and very different - jazz divas. Alex Pangman If you're looking for neo-traditional jazz, you can't go wrong with Alex Pangman. On her new album, Can't Stop Me From Dreaming, the 25 year-old covers songs originally recorded decades before she was born. Her phrasing and style (she's been compared to Mildred Bailey or a young Ella Fitzgerald) is pure retro. Toss in a band featuring banjo, clarinet piano and guitar and you've got an intriguing mix of Dixieland, vintage pop and western swing, with production courtesy of Jeff Healey. Ranee Lee Twenty years after moving to Canada from Brooklyn, Ranee Lee is one of Montreal's most popular jazz singers. Sometimes sultry, sometimes gutsy, her rich vocals are tinged with more than a hint of blues. On Dark Divas, the soundtrack to her one-woman show, Lee pays tribute to seven different jazz icons. Lee captures the essence of greats such as Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, but she never blindly imitates. Instead, she makes each song her own - no small feat, when you consider the innovators she's honouring.

90. Shine (1996) A crosssection of reviews from the country's top critics, crystallized in a metascore.Category Arts Movies Titles S Shine...... Inspired by the troubled but ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist Davidhelfgott, Shine focuses on helfgott's painful retreat into a private world http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/shine

document.write(''); Total Reviews: Shine Fine Line Features Shine MPAA RATING PG-13 for nudity/sensuality and intense thematic elements Australia WRITTEN BY Scott Hicks (story) Jan Sardi DIRECTED BY Scott Hicks THEATRICAL RELEASE Nov 20, 1996 RELEASE DATE July 15, 1997 # OF DISCS FEATURES Widescreen, Close Captioned LANGUAGES French SUBTITLES Spanish, French SPECIAL FEATURES Interactive Menus, Theatrical Trailer, Cast/Crew Bios, Copy Protection, Filmographies RELEASE DATE July 15, 1997 # OF TAPES FEATURES Widescreen, Close Captioned, Hi-Fi Stereo, Surround Sound, Dolby Internet Movie Database View the Trailer Official Studio Site buy the Shine soundtrack at amazon.com Don't miss out on any new releases. Get the Metacritic Film Newsletter delivered to your inbox each Friday! Starring Geoffrey Rush Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Armin Mueller-Stahl , and Noah Taylor Inspired by the troubled but ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist David Helfgott, Shine focuses on Helfgott's painful retreat into a private world while still in his early 20's and on the brink of a glittering international career. Spanning the 1950's to the 1980's, Shine dramatizes the deeply moving way in which Helfgott, after a decade of obscurity, achieves both personal and professional fulfillment through the love and support of a remarkable woman. (Fine Line Features) San Francisco Chronicle / Edward Guthmann: Delivers a full emotional palette without undue sentimentalizing.

91. Equipment And Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists Adami, Mirsa (1975) Albanian pianist, living in Amsterdam; includesbrief biography, concert schedule and mp3 files. Aleksander http://iomusic.com/Equipment_and_Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/music_music

Music Download Home Equipment and Instruments Keyboard ... Piano : Pianists the whole site only this category additional search options Categories: Agents and Managers Biret, Idil Directories Godowsky, Leopold ... Richter, Sviatoslav Links: - UK Piano duo; brief information only. Adami, Mirsa (1975) - Albanian pianist, living in Amsterdam; includes brief biography, concert schedule and mp3 files. Aleksander, Adam - Canadian-born pianist; brief info and some audio samples (wav). Allen, Peter - Concert Pianist and chamber musician. Alonso, Jose Ramon (1966) - Spanish pianist's personal home page. Antonelli, Pina - The young pianist has performed in numerous major concert halls both here and abroad; includes biography, reviews, and audio downloads. Archontides, P. B. - Brief info on the young Greek-Australian pianist; includes press releases and upcoming events. Argerich, Martha (1941) - Excerpts from a 1979 interview with Dean Elder; in-print discography; reviews. Ashkenazy, Vladimir (1937) - Some facts, a 1995 interview, discography and reviews from Classic CD magazine page. Austbo, Hakon

92. The Books: Out Of Tune By Margaret Helfgott And Tom Gross he globally acclaimed, Academy Awardwinning film Shine made pianistDavid helfgott a household name. While purporting to be a true http://www.twbookmark.com/books/17/0446523836/

Non-Fiction/ Life Stories ISBN: 0446523836 Hardcover $24.00/U.S. $28.00/CAN 304 pages 6 x 9 WARNER BOOKS Out of Tune: David Helfgott and the Myth of Shine by Margaret Helfgott and Tom Gross he globally acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film Shine made pianist David Helfgott a household name. While purporting to be a true story, the movie is actually full of fabrications. Now for the first time, Margaret, David Helfgott's eldest sister, who knows him better than anyone from their early years, sets the record straight. Dispelling the many untruths propagated by the movie, Margaret tells the real story of her extraordinary brother, of a life, a career, and a legacy that will remain forever.. .Out Of Tune Shine was made without any significant participation from family members other than David and his wife, Gillian. Its portrayal of a repressed young piano prodigy brutalized by a violent, obsessive father is a graphic, lasting image, but one that isn't true. Gillian (who never even met David's father, Peter) wrote a bestselling book, Love You to Bits and Pieces , that reinforced the distortions.

93. Clickmusic: Clickmusic_Web_Guide/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists Aleksander, Adam Canadianborn pianist; brief info and some audio samples(wav). Allen, Peter Concert pianist and chamber musician. http://www.clickmusic.co.uk/Clickmusic_Web_Guide/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pian

Pages Agents and Managers Barenboim,_Daniel Bernstein,_Leonard Directories ... Richter, Sviatoslav Sites UK Piano duo; brief information only. Aleksander, Adam Canadian-born pianist; brief info and some audio samples (wav). Allen, Peter Concert Pianist and chamber musician. Alonso, Jose Ramon (b.1966) Spanish pianist's personal home page. Antonelli, Pina The young pianist has performed in numerous major concert halls both here and abroad; includes biography, reviews, and audio downloads. Archontides, P. B. Brief info on the young Greek-Australian pianist; includes press releases and upcoming events. Argerich, Martha (b.1941) Excerpts from a 1979 interview with Dean Elder; in-print discography; reviews. Ashkenazy, Vladimir (b.1937) Some facts, a 1995 interview, discography and reviews from Classic CD magazine page. Austbo, Hakon Homepage of the Norwegian pianist living in the Netherlands. Biography, repertoire, discography and upcoming concerts. Bakker, Johan Dutch pianist brings more than 35 original compositions for solo piano. With audio clips. Bates, Leon

94. Raykoff Article Part 5, Volume 2 Issue 1 Spring 2000 A recent example is Shine 115 (1996), purportedly the true story of pianist DavidHelfgott’s early career, his struggle against mental illness, and his http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/echo/Volume2-Issue1/raykoff/raykoff-article-part5.htm

Shine (1996), purportedly the "true story" of pianist David Helfgott’s early career, his struggle against mental illness, and his redemption through the nurturing woman who "saves" him and eventually marries him. As a further narrative about confrontation with the patriarchal social order, Shine Thus Shine Shine is Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto in D minor, op. 30. Part of the film’s hype involved fetishizing the technical difficulty and musical challenge of this piece (witness popular press articles such as "Between the Rach III and a Hard Place: A Notoriously Brutal Concerto Stars in a New Film" ) in order for its practice and performance scenes to carry dramatic impact. "It’s a piece for elephants, elephantine!" David chatters. His piano teacher warns David’s demanding father, "Whatever you do, don’t you inflict bloody Rachmaninoff on him! He’s not ready!" The professor exhorts David to imagine the "monumental Rach 3" in terms of a confrontation between concerto agents: "Think of it as two separate melodies jousting for supremacy!" The concerto performance itself is presented as a dangerous interaction: "Performing is a risk, you know! No safety net!" his professor warns him. "Make no mistake, David—it’s dangerous. You will get hurt!"

95. Helfgott Shines In Horsham » ABC Western Victoria » The Backyard More than 850 people came from across Western Victoria to hear a performance by pianistDavid helfgott The crowds flocked to Horsham Town Hall as the man whose http://www.abc.net.au/westernvic/stories/s575329.htm

The Backyard Indexes: Stories Recipes Reviews Audio ... Story Index Helfgott shines in Horsham Reporter: Leon Compton Thursday, 6 June 2002 David Helfgott shows what he is made of during a media conference on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Peter Miller, The Weekly Advertiser More than 850 people came from across Western Victoria to hear a performance by pianist, David Helfgott. The crowds flocked to Horsham Town Hall as the man whose life story shocked, amazed and inspired the world in the movie "Shine" held the crowd enthralled. Mr Helfgott is the patron of Horsham's Awakenings Festival, coming in October, which provides opportunities for performers of all abilities to take to the stage. The performance was also a fundraiser for the event. ABC Local Radio's Leon Compton caught up with David, and his wife Gillian, in Horsham. To hear the interview, click on the audio below. Listen to: Audio Requires RealPlayer ABC Local Radio's Leon Compton speaking with David Helfgott and his wife Gillian in Horsham. Date published: 6/6/2002 Email this page For a printer-friendly version of this page use this link Around The Backyard ACT New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland ... Western Australia Select a region: Adelaide SA Brisbane Qld Broken Hill NSW Canberra ACT Central Australia NT Central Qld Central Vic Central West NSW Darwin NT Far North Qld Gippsland Vic Goldfields WA Goulburn Murray Hobart Tas Illawarra NSW Kimberley WA Melbourne Vic Mid North Coast NSW Midwest WA Mildura Swan Hill New England NSW Newcastle NSW North West Qld North Coast NSW

96. MMI Review: Shine Director Scott Hicks has taken the reallife story of Australian child prodigy pianistDavid helfgott, and mined it for its human interest and universal themes http://www.shoestring.org/mmi_revs/shine.html

Shine "Movie Magazine International" Review (Air Date: Week Of 12/25/96) By Mary Weems There's a lot to love about the Australian film "Shine". Director Scott Hicks has taken the real-life story of Australian child prodigy pianist David Helfgott, and mined it for its human interest and universal themes, capturing the essence of a complex and fascinating man, and creating a film that hits you in the ol' solar plexus. "Shine" is partly a study in what it's like to devote yourself singlemindedly to mastering what you love. That's what we see in the first two segments of the film, which show David Helfgott as a boy, then as an adolescent. The domineering shadow of David's father, an escapee from Nazi Germany, played by Armin Mueller-Stahl, hangs heavily over his son's life, especially during the childhood scenes in Australia. It's obvious that Helfgott, Senior, a frustrated musician himself, is deeply conflicted by his son's talent. He is fiercely proud of David, pushes him to compete, and vicariously lives his own dreams through young David's successes, but he's also jealous and possessive. The complexity of this parent/child relationship is a large part of the draw of this movie, showing how a burning love can be both life-giving, and destroying. The adolescent David, played by Noah Taylor, nervous and without confidence when away from the keyboard, wins a scholarship to the London Conservatory of Music. The chance of a lifetime but Helfgott Senior forbids him to go. When David announces he'll go any way, there's a harsh scene where his father says he'll never again be his son.

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