Andras Schiff
See András Schiff.
See András Schiff.
小川典子. Born July 20, 1973.
At the age of 14, she released her first single and began her long J-pop career. She is also an actress and played in two films. Noriko produced 23 singles and 15 albums. She tells the story of The Velveteen Rabbit, a children’s novel written by Margery Williams in the first CD of the album Fantasy Sound & Reading: The Velveteen Rabbit. Yuki participated to the elaboration of the background music in the first CD while in the second, she composed all tracks. Noriko performed the song “Velvet no Inori” in the end of the first CD.
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????????) (born July 6, 1937) is a Russian conductor and, more notably, a pianist. He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Ashkenazy began his studies at the age of 6 and showing prodigious talent, was accepted at the Central Music School at 8. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, he won second prize in the prestigious International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955 and shared first prize in the 1962 International Tchaikovsky Competition with English pianist John Ogdon.
Daniel Barenboim, KBE (born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings. Currently, he is general music director of La Scala in Milan, the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin; he previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris.
Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967 in Vantaa) is a Finnish pianist, conductor and composer. He studied harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara from 1975. He won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1987 which led to his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Hall. He has been artistic director of the Korsholm Music Festival in 1988 and the Turku Music Festival from 1990-1992.
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