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Ilona Oltuski was born in Germany, where she studied art history and published her doctorate about the Bezalel art movement. She discovered her penchant for writing again much later, through another interest of hers, the piano. Having taken lessons at the Hoch’sche Conservatory in Frankfurt, founded by Clara Schuman, she continued studying piano when she moved to New York, where she now lives with her husband and kids. Through conversations with a variety of pianists from amateurs to professional performers, Ilona – a passionate amateur herself – made her reentry into the writing world by sharing her experiences, quest, and lust for piano playing with the public. View my personal website at: http://getclassical.org
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Geared to educate newcomers and enhance their curiosity ..., Beyond the Score has proven to be an attractive and efficient attention getter for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Kissin performs for Jerusalem itself and, looking for this welcomed opportunity, he approached his friend, Lady Annabelle Weidenfeld.
This article answers the forever difficult question of how is it possible to determine a “winner” when inherently “immeasurable” artistic qualities are to be measured regardless.
Everyone “plays their hearts out” and guest conductors often remark on “how fast we get it.”
“I breathed cello,” Segev remembers. Her love story with the instrument continues to this day, says the mother of three.
Empowering her readers to take the “magic wand” into their own hands, Beeching links artistic ambition with entrepreneurial opportunities.
Avi Avital’s mandolin, sharing center stage with a variety of other instruments, like the tambourine, the accordion, and the harp, became the undisputed winner of the evening.
Many fine pianists have performed at the Miami Festival before launching successful international careers.
Liebermann keeps us on the keys, but uses the complete range of the piano, from the keyboard's lowest note to the highest.
With backstage hallways buzzing with excitement and a healthy dose of chaotic, but creative energy, I still managed to greet the maestro and exchange a few words in my native German, the language he had acquired along with his musical education at the Vienna Musikakademie.
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