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The Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35, was completed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1933. The concerto was premiered on 15 October 1933 in the season opening concerts of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra with Shostakovich at the piano , Fritz Stiedry conducting, and Alexander Schmidt playing the trumpet solos.
Argerich in 1962. Argerich was born in Buenos Aires. [3] Her paternal ancestors were Spaniards from Catalonia who had been based in Buenos Aires since the 18th century. Her maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire, who settled in Colonia Villa Clara in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province, one of the colonies established by Baron de Hirsch and the Jewish Colonization ...
2000 – Grammy: Best Soloist with Orchestra (Bartok Piano Concerto No 3, Prokofiev Concertos No 1 and No 3, Martha Argerich, OSM) 2002 – Prix Juno – Canada (Bruch 3 Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, OSM) 2004 – New York Times Best Classical Discs of the year (Theodorakis "Zorba", OSM)
Dmitri Shostakovich - 1st Piano Sonata op.12 - Deutsche Grammophon. Shostakovich - Concertino for two piano op.94 - along with Martha Argerich. 2006, EMI; Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2. Live, 2007, K&K Verlagsanstalt. Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata". Live, 2007, K&K Verlagsanstalt.
Ashkenazy with his wife Þórunn and eldest son Vladimir in 1963. Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi; born 6 July 1937) [1] is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor.
Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Martha Argerich is the second volume of the Great Pianists of the 20th Century box set and is the first of two volumes dedicated to her. The album features music by the composers Johann Sebastian Bach , Franz Liszt , Sergei Prokofiev , Sergei Rachmaninoff , and Maurice Ravel .
Although he had planned to perform the Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, List was given the most stunning challenge of his career. Six weeks before the scheduled concert, Leopold Stokowski asked him to play the premiere of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich that he had just received from the Soviet Union. List accepted the challenge ...
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Shostakovich) Piano Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich) V. Violin Concerto No. 1 (Shostakovich) Violin Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich) This page was ...