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Polish-American pianist Arthur Rubinstein was born on this day in 1887 – 132 years ago. A student of Karl Heinrich Barth, Maestro Rubinstein is remembered as one of the pre-eminent Continue Reading
American violinist, pianist and pedagogue Louis Persinger died on this day in 1966 – aged 79. A protégé of Hans Becker, Eugène Ysaÿe and Jacques Thibaud, he served as Concertmaster of Continue Reading
Legendary Greek-American conductor, pianist and composer Dimitri Mitropoulos died on this day in 1960 – aged 64. He is remembered as one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th Century – Continue Reading
Belgian violin virtuoso and pianist Arthur Grumiaux died on this day in 1986 – aged 65. A student of Alfred Dubois and George Enescu, he is remembered as one of the eminent violinists Continue Reading
Today is Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin’s 47th birthday. He is widely regarded as one of today’s foremost virtuosi musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. [embedded content] EVGENY KISSIN | Continue Reading
Canadian pianist Glenn Gould died, from a stroke, on this day in 1982 – aged just 50. Despite having stopped giving concerts at the age of 31, he is widely Continue Reading
Polish pianist and composer Piotr de Peslin Lachert has passed away – aged 80. Professor Lachert served long term teaching positions on faculty at the Warsaw Music School and the Continue Reading
Polish composer and pianist Karol Szymanowski was born on this day in 1882. Remembered as one of the eminent Polish composers of the 20th Century, his signature works include 4 Continue Reading
Russian-American classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was born on this day in 1903 – 115 years ago. Dying in 1989, he is remembered as one of the greatest piano virtuosi of Continue Reading
Hungarian composer and pianist Béla Bartók died on this day in 1945 – aged 64. Remembered as one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century, Bartok made an important contribution to today’s Continue Reading