41. Debut Atlantic - Bravo! with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and recitals in Chicago for the dame myra hess Seriesand on a recital tour of eastern US with his New York pianist, David Riley http://www.debutatlantic.ca/bravogossip.html

Issue #11 - Fall 2000 Debut Atlantic Artists do get around, don’t they? Jasper Wood releases new disc to critical praise Violinist Jasper Wood’s recently released CD, 13 Caprices (Analekta-FL2-3149) has received unanimous praise from publications as far afield as the International Record Review (April 2000) We should hear more of this composer’s work, especially in such flawless performances as Jasper Wood gives on this occasion. Here is another discovery - he is a fine interpretive artist, captured in a virtually unblemished recording which is acoustically just right. Visit Jasper Wood's website. http://www.jasperwood.net Richard Raymond makes his Paris debut Mr Raymond toured with Debut Atlantic in 1992 and with violinist Jasper Wood in 2000. For further information on Richard Raymond, see: http://www.greatconcerts.com Yegor Dyachkov to debut at Lincoln Centre For cellist Yegor Dyachkov, who toured with Debut Atlantic in November 1998, with pianist Nari Matsuura, October 29, 2000 was a special day; on that day Mr Dyachkov made his New York recital debut at Lincoln Centre He was recently declared the winner of the" Young Canadian Musicians Award" given annually to a young and promising Canadian classical music artist. The selection committee for this award, worth $15,000, was made up of three distinguished Canadian musicians: Anton Kuerti, piano, Russell Braun, baritone, and Peter Oundjian, violin/conductor.

42. Nada Maria Nada Classical Pianist NADA LOUTFI pianist. Symphony (NYC), Louisville Orchestra, Dayton Arts Institute,Kilburn Hall (Eastman School of Music), dame myra hess Series ( Chicago http://www.rhythmsoftheglobe.com/gr/mu_ar_nada.htm

ARTISTS OF THE GLOBE NADA MARIA LOUTFI NADA LOUTFI: PIANIST Regarded as a national treasure in her native Lebanon, Nada Maria Loutfi has become a favorite of audiences in the United States and Europe. Nada began her piano studies in the midst of the war in Beirut where, for seven years, she was confined to a mountain exile. With the Bach Conventions and Chopin Waltzes as her only teacher, she was admitted to the Paris Conservatory. There she won the First Prize in Piano. Nada's engagements have included Salle Gaveau (Paris), Salzburg Festival, Jupiter Symphony (NYC), Louisville Orchestra, Dayton Arts Institute, Kilburn Hall (Eastman School of Music), Dame Myra Hess Series ( Chicago), American University in Beirut. Her private performances include concerts for President Clinton and The French Ministry of the Navy and she has performed live on NPR 's " Performance Today", French National TV & Radio, and on Arab international channels. Now living in New York City, Nada is involved in several projects including the Salon Concert Series, a "Concert Tour for Peace" in the Middle East, and an upcoming concert with the Greenwich Village Philharmonic Orchestra. On her new album Nada performs Brahams, Fantasien Opus 116, Capricco in D major, and Dukas, Sonata in E-flat minor.

43. Ann Schein: Schumann Her teachers included Mieczyslaw Münz, dame myra hess and Artur Rubinstein. Inthe 1960's the American pianist Ann Schein had a big success with http://www.ivoryclassics.com/annscheinsch.html

Davidsbündlertänze (18 Characteristic Pieces), Opus 6 Arabeske, Opus 18 Humoreske, Opus 20 Since her professional debut in 1957 at the age of seventeen, when she performed the formidable Third Concerto by Rachmaninov, Ann Schein, has concertized all over the world. Her teachers included Mieczyslaw Münz, Dame Myra Hess and Artur Rubinstein. She is currently on the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. This all-Schumann disc is her debut recording on Ivory Classics. Closely associated with these Schumann masterpieces for over forty years, Ann Schein interprets these works with a rare understanding and authority. "In the 1960's the American pianist Ann Schein had a big success with Rachmaninov's Third Concerto. Davidsbundlertanze and Humoresque have been part of Schein's repertoire since the early days of her career- indeed she played the former at her Carnegie Hall debut in 1962. Schumann's popular Arabesque is performed fluently, the coda beautifully contemplative. Recorded at Spencerville Church in Maryland, the sound is resonant and full." International Piano Quarterly — Summer 2001 "Wonderful playing continuing the tradition of two of her teacher's, Rubinstein and Hess. Technically impeccable, grounded in the Russian tradition - interpretatively simple and direct a la Artur, warm enveloping tone included. I strongly urge you to purchase this disc; you will see that in this modern age, the Romantic School of piano playing lives on."

44. McCain Auditorium At Kansas State University dame myra hess Series ). A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualitiestemperament, taste, touch, tone, the four T's of pianism and A pianist http://www.ksu.edu/mccain/performance/02-03/klein.html

Schedule Calendar Archives Pre-Performance ... Lectures Andreas Klein, pianist February 16 - 3:00 pm Andreas Klein's career as soloist has taken him to numerous of the world's most prestigious venues: London's Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonic Hall, New York's Alice Tully and Carnegie Hall, and Washington, DC's Kennedy Center and the National Gallery. He has toured throughout the U.S., Middle East, and Europe, including his native country Germany, performing in major concert series in Berlin, Leipzig, Rome, Milan, Bern, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cleveland, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, and Chicago ("Dame Myra Hess Series"). "A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualities: temperament, taste, touch, tone, the four T's of pianism" and "A pianist who makes silences sound like music," the critics of the NEW YORK TIMES hailed his performances. In Berlin, the TAGESSPIEGEL wrote: "humorous flamboyancy and impeccable technique, grace, melodious sound and plenty of brilliance." For his McCain concert, Mr. Klein will play sonatas by Beethoven and Prokofiev, Rovel's "Sonatine" and Schubert's "Wanderer Fantasy".

45. Yonty Solomon/Pianist/links Yonty Solomon. Royal College of Music. dame myra hess. Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.Trinity College of Music. © 2003 Rowman Web design. All rights reserved. http://www.geocities.com/yonty_solomon/links.html

Yonty Solomon Royal College of Music Dame Myra Hess Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Trinity College of Music

46. 1643 Death Of Italian Composer Marco Da Gagliano, In 1890 Birth of English pianist dame myra hess in London. dLondon, 25 NOV 1965.1897 Death of French soprano Marie Cornélie Falcon. b-Paris 1814. http://www.geocities.com/musiclassical/FEB/25.html

CLASSICALmanac... Site Map ~ Quick NAVigation January February March ... December today in classical music on February 25 in... 1643 Death of Italian composer Marco da Gagliano , in Florence. b-1582. 1682 Death of Alessandro Stradella , murdered in Genoa. Perhaps for running off with a Venetian nobleman's mistress. b-1639. 1705 FP of G. F. Handel's second opera Nero in Hamburg. 1723 Handel becomes music director for His Majesty's Chapel Royal in London. 1725 (1727?) Birth of French composer and Notre Dame organist Armand Louis COUPERIN , in Paris. d-2 FEB 1789. 1770 (or 26th) Birth of Czech composer Anton REICHA , in Prague. d- Paris, 28 MAY 1836. 1850 FP of Robert Schumann's Concertstück for four horns and strings. The horn quartet of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with Julius Rietz conducting. 1857 A Grand Ball opens The Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Presenting Il Trovatore with soprano Marietta Gazzaniga in her American debut. 1873 Birth certificate indicates birth date of Italian tenor Enrico CARUSO in Naples on this day. Many sources also indicate birth as 27th. 1877 FP of Peter Tchaikovsky's symphonic-fantasy Fancesca da Rimini in Moscow.

47. Taste Of Chicago 2000 dame myra hess Concerts. The concerts last 45 minutes and are open to the public.The photos were taken at a recent concert featuring a young pianist from New http://www.access312.com/us/chicago/damehess/damehess.html

Above is the largest Tiffany glass dome in the US. It's in the Chicago Cultural Center on Randolph Street in the Loop. Every Wednesday at 12:15 P.M. beneath this dome, LaSalle bank sponsors the International Music Foundation's Dame Myra Hess Concerts. The concerts last 45 minutes and are open to the public. The photos were taken at a recent concert featuring a young pianist from New England. The following information is from the concert's web site: International Music Foundation The International Music Foundation presents Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at the Cultural Center each Wednesday at noon, as well as monthly Young People's Concerts. Founded and directed by Al Booth, the International Music Foundation creates performance opportunities for talented young artists and builds future audiences. Over the past seventeen years the Hess concerts have helped launch some of today's brightest stars, including sopranos June Anderson and Barbara Hendricks, violinist Nigel Kennedy, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, and pianist Barry Douglas. Young People's Concerts often serve as school children's introduction to classical music, and concerts by young people's ensembles, such as the City Youth Strings provide valuable performance opportunities for youth. Link to information on the Dame Myra Hess Concerts http://w4.ci.chi.il.us./Tourism/CulturalCenter/HessConcerts.html

48. Sarkis Baltaian - Concert Pianist has gained an international reputation as a concert pianist, soloist, chamber on KUSC Sundays at Four , Los Angeles, WMFT's dame myra hess series in Chicago http://www.baltaian.com/sarkisbaltaianbio.htm

Mr. Baltaian is the 1999 winner of the USC Piano Concerto Competition. He is also a Grand prize winner of the Armenian Allied Arts Association Competition, the "Young Piano Virtuosi" International Competition in the Czech Republic and the "Svetoslav Obretenov" National Competition in Bulgaria. His festival appearances include the Aspen International Music Festival, Holland Music Sessions and Plovdiv International Chamber Music Festival. Mr. Baltaian has made numerous recordings for Television and Radio Stations in the United States, Holland, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. He has been featured in live radio broadcasts on KUSC "Sundays at Four", Los Angeles, WMFT's "Dame Myra Hess" series in Chicago, KNPR Classical series, Las Vegas. Bio in pdf format Resume in pdf format Mr. Baltaian Photo Listen to Mr. Baltaian play

49. Hess - AnsMe.com Dictionary (define) Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (18811973) Synonyms Walter hess,Walter Rudolf hess 4. English pianist (1890-1965) Synonyms dame myra hess. http://define.ansme.com/words/h/hess.html

Search: Web Sites Dictionary - Define Dictionary - Sounds Like Dictionary - Relations Dictionary - Rhymes Dictionary - Translate Sponsors Index Hesperian Hesperides Hesperiphona Hesperiphona vesperti... ... Hesperus Hess Hesse hessian Hessian boot Hessian fly ... het Dictionary - Hess Show Definition Sounds Similar Relations Rhymes Translate Definition for Hess Hess (noun) United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) Synonyms: Victor Hess Victor Franz Hess Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) Synonyms: Rudolf Hess Walther Richard Rudolf Hess Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) Synonyms: Walter Hess Walter Rudolf Hess English pianist (1890-1965) Synonyms: Dame Myra Hess Source: WordNet ® 1.7, © 2001 Princeton University All other brands are property of their respective owners. Directory Dictionary AIM Smileys Contact Us

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51. THE HUNGER OF A WARTIME CORVETTE SAILOR FOR MUSIC All through the War, amidst falling bombs and rockets, dame myra hess, the legendaryEnglish concert pianist gave concerts for the sailors, soldiers and airmen http://home.istar.ca/~fcurry/writing/music.html

THE HUNGER OF A WARTIME CORVETTE SAILOR FOR MUSIC Countless Canadians have made their way to Trafalgar Square during their visits to London. There, they have joined the crowds, fed the pigeons, admired the towering tribute to Nelson and his glorious triumph-and more than likely, admired the fine 16th century church that towers on one side of the Square. St. Martin in-the-Fields. My first visit to this historic heart of London was far removed from that of a tourist. I was a wartime sailor who spent five and a half years on a corvette in the North Atlantic convoys and a bangor in the English Channel scraping the beaches at Omaha Beach in the pre-dawn darkness of June 6, 1944. Apart from the constant presence of death and destruction, the terrible life on wartime ships, the relentless and unforgiving North Atlantic in all its furies, I knew what it meant to be cut off from all the finer elements of life in a peaceful world. There were a few paperback books circulating on a corvette, a handful of old fashioned records playing the Andrew Sisters over and over again, no concerts, no Saturday radio broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera, no symphony music, a total absence of anything to soothe the soul of a wartime sailor isolated by the relentless unending forces of War. Our ship, operating non-stop in the English Channel, along the French Coast from Brest to Bordeaux made brief returns to The Solent off Portsmouth and on rare occasions, seaboats would lug a few off duty sailors ashore for a strict twelve-hour shore leave. A few of us would quickly find the railway station and catch the next train to London for our first encounter with this great city that had suffered and survived the terrible bombing and now facing the terror of German V-1's and V2 rockets.(We had already encountered them in the Channel)

52. Chicago Viola Society Henry Bell (18731946) will be premiered on the dame myra hess Recital Series on whohas recently prepared the work for publication, and pianist Andrea Swan http://www.northstarnet.org/evkhome/violasoc/vol.2.no.3.PS.html

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55. Tuesdays-at-1 Concert Series, Spring 2003 broadcast concert on the dame myra hess Series. March 4. Susan Nigro, contrabassoon,with Mark A. Lindeblad, piano. March 11. James Bunte, saxophone (pianist TBA). http://www.uic.edu/depts/adpa/Music/Tuesdays-at-1/General/2002-2003SpringTuesday

Music Program Theatre Program DPA Home Tuesdays-at-1 Concert Series Spring 2003 January 28 Patricia Morehead*, oboe, with Philip Morehead, piano February 4 Chu-Fang Huang, piano Appearing as winner of the 2002 Grace Welsh Prize for Piano February 11 Na-Young Baek, cello, with Liza HeeSun Chung, piano In a preview of their broadcast concert on the Dame Myra Hess Series March 4 Susan Nigro, contrabassoon, with Mark A. Lindeblad, piano March 11 James Bunte, saxophone (pianist TBA) March 25 Fujimoto Mami and Both Lehel, piano duo April 1 Thomas Linde, piano April 8 Robin Blitch Wiper, soprano, with William Billingham, piano In a preview of their broadcast concert on the Dame Myra Hess Series April 15 Natsuki Fukasawa, piano April 22 The UIC Jazz Ensemble, directed by James Paulus* April 29 Music Students of the UIC Department of Performing Arts *Denotes UIC Department of Performing Arts faculty.

56. Northwestern University School Of Music: National High School Music Institute Fa Appeared as orchestral, chamber, and solo pianist throughout the United include CarnegieHall's Millennium Piano Book Project, dame myra hess Memorial Series http://music.northwestern.edu/nhsmi/faculty.html

Home Areas of Study Summer Prog/Special Prog/Non-Majors : NHSMI National High School Music Institute June 29 - August 1, 2003 NHSMI Home Programs Application Info NHSMI Faculty Composition Guitar Jazz Studies Music Education ... Winds and Percussion Composition Faculty Marc McAneny , coordinator DMus candidate in composition, Northwestern University. Instructor of undergraduate composition, music theory, and ear-training, Northwestern University. Former instructor, Columbia College-Chicago. Winner, 1996 NU Philharmonia Composition Competition for orchestral work, Summation. Winner, 1994 Theodore Presser Scholarship, University of Tennessee. Amy Williams Senior lecturer, Northwestern University. PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo. Composer and pianist. Recipient of awards and grants from the Thayer Foundation for the Arts, ASCAP, American Music Center, Meet the Composer. Winner, 2002 Wayne Peterson Award in Music Composition. Fellowships from the Akademie Schloss Solitude and American-Scandinavian Foundation. Upcoming commissions, Monarch Brass, Klang, and the CUBE Ensemble. Former faculty member, Bennington College, State University of New York at Buffalo. Director, New Music Northwestern. Associate Director, NU Contemporary Music Ensemble.

57. 31stStreetConcerts.org He is a staff pianist at the Ravinia Festival's Steans Institute WNYC, at ColumbiaUniversity's Miller Theatre, on Chicago's dame myra hess Memorial Concerts http://www.31ststreetconcerts.org/2002-2003/Concert_Valentines.htm

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59. Concerts, , By Christopher DeLaurenti (01/23/03) myra hess During World War II, pianist myra hess was brave enough to stage concertsamidst the raining bombs of the London Blitz. In honor of dame hess, a tag http://www.thestranger.com/2003-01-23/concerts.html

Vol 12 No. 19, Jan 23 - Jan 29 2003 Enter search words: CONCERTS Christopher DeLaurenti THURSDAY JANUARY 23 SEATTLE SYMPHONY As part of its "Shostakovich Uncovered" festival, the SSO tackles the famed Russian composer's Symphony No. 13, subtitled "Babi Yar" after the infernal burial ground where 30,000 Jews were massacred outside Kiev. Ignat Solzhenitsyn, son of the novelist Aleksandr ( The Gulag Archipelago ) Solzhenitsyn, is the soloist in Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1. Also Fri Jan 24 at 8 pm. PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND After the passing of Tito "El Rey" Puente, the title "King of Latin Jazz" has been up for grabs. It may be anathema to some to speculate that the California-based Poncho Sanchez is the top candidate, but his group has it all: tight charts, great soloists, and jaw-dropping percussionists. Do not miss this gig. Also Fri Jan 24 and Sat Jan 25 sets at 8:30 and 10:30 pm, and Sun Jan 26 with sets at 6:30 and 8:30 pm. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave, 441-9729, sets at 8 and 10 pm, $20.50/$24.50. FRIDAY JANUARY 24 MUSIC OF MYRA HESS During World War II, pianist Myra Hess was brave enough to stage concerts amidst the raining bombs of the London Blitz. In honor of Dame Hess, a tag team assortment of UW pianists duplicate Hess' first concert of works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Debussy. Also, pianist Julie Ives premieres an as yet untitled new work, which presumably addresses one (or all) of the wars going on today.

60. British Honours In Music kt. 1999. instrumentalists. dame myra hess (18901965), CBE 1936, DBE1941, pianist; Alfred Brendel (b. 1931, Czech), hon. KBE (?) 1989 http://www.heraldica.org/topics/famous/knighthd.htm

British Honours in Music Here is a (no doubt incomplete) listing of some British composers and musicians who earned knighthoods, baronetcies and peerages. The first musician to be knighted in Britain was Bishop in 1842. From the looks of it, composers were at least as frequently honored as conductors, if not more, and the practice began somewhat earlier for composers. Sir Thomas Beecham was knighted on Jan 1, 1916, and inherited his father's baronetcy (which was 2 years old) in October 1916. So he wasn't even an heir when he "came into the business". I added RVW: it is said that he turned down knighthood but accepted the Order of Merit. Britten also turned down knighthoods repeatedly, but did accept a life peerage. Corrections and additions welcome, of course. In particular, if anyone knows the coat of arms of Elgar, Britten or Menuhin, I'd be delighted. Elgar had no male heirs so the baronetcy became extinct with him. Britten's title was a life peerage, as was Menuhin's. Concerning Period Instruments conductors: Roger Norrington was the first, and currently the only one to be knighted in 1997. Christopher Hogwood (b. 1941) was made CBE in 1989, John Eliot Gardiner (b. 1943) and Roger Norrington (b. 1934) in 1990, and Trevor Pinnock (b. 1946) in 1992. We can expect a slew of historically informed knights within a few years. Other conductors include Andrew Davis (b. 1944) CBE 1992. On the composer side, neither John Tavener, Gavin Bryars, Brian Ferneyhough or Alexander Goehr have yet been made CBE.

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