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This Polish American pianist is often quoted as the best Chopin performer of all time. He was found to have perfect pitch at the age of two and made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic when he was just 13. He was taught by a pianist called Karl Heinrich Barth, who had been a pupil...
Composer Gian Carlo Menotti had an eye for old world charm – and looking to establish an American equivalent to his Italian Festival of Two Worlds, in Charleston he found it in spades. A man of the musical theatre to his fingertips, he’d applaud Spoleto 2024’s curtain-up: the world ...
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, the Pat Metheny Group, and even the ubiquitous Frank Zappa (who dabbled in jazz fusion as well as rock). These legends are famously known as some of the top jazz fusion artists who redefined the genre and brought jazz to the forefront of American music culture...
Florence Pricewas a brilliant composer, and the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major orchestra. In 2009, a large pile of Price’s compositions were found in an abandoned house in Illinois, US and among them, was this gorgeous devotional piece, ‘Adoration’. ...
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A graduate of the Juilliard School and Harvard University, Ma has received 19 Grammy Awards. He has also recorded more than 90 albums in repertoire. These range from core classical to American bluegrass, traditional Chinese melodies, Argentine tango andBrazilianmusic. Through his own Silk Road Ense...
Born in the Bronx, Parker is a veritable giant of the American avant-garde jazz scene. His teachers included Jimmy Garrison and Richard Davis, though the young bassist quickly moved away from orthodox jazz and its traditions to embrace the free jazz aesthetic. Prior to leading his own ensembles...
music genres. Eric Tingstad’s diverse range of music styles are Americana, alternative country, ambient, blues, jazz, new age, rock and more. The 12 songs onBadlandsis a moving canvas of Americana music at its finest, honoring traditions of American roots and Western culture in contemporary ...