"In 1972, he was the first North American to win first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition, helping to cement its reputation for advancing the careers of young pianistic talent. Dame Fanny Waterman has said (in Wendy Thompson's book ""Piano Competition: The Story of the Leeds"") that Mieczysław Horszowski had phoned her prior to the competition, announcing that he would be the winner. In 1973, he worked with Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Aldeburgh Festival, and with fellow pianist Radu Lupu. He was co-artistic director of the Festival from 1981 to 1989. In the 1980s, Perahia was invited"
"established in 1980. The Excelling Musicians Program in the IDF, which allows young musicians to continue their studies and development during their military service, was established in 1985 together with the Jerusalem Music Centre. The Jerusalem Quartet, Israel’s first professional chamber group, was formed under the auspices of the Centre and other institutions in 1997. In 2000, the Jerusalem Music Centre established a program for teaching string instruments in elementary schools in Jerusalem and the periphery, together with the Education Ministry. In 2009, the renowned pianist Murray Perahia was appointed president of the Jerusalem Music Center. Perahia is known for"
"by Zoltán Kodály, in which hand signs are used as a way of representing musical notes by holding the hand in a certain position for each note. The music programme places an emphasis on singing. It is a requirement that all students in the programme are in at least one vocal ensemble. The school has four wind orchestras, three standard orchestras (two string and one symphony) and two classical guitar ensembles as well as various other instrumental groups, chamber choirs and jazz ensembles. The Perth Modern School Symphony Orchestra has the longest tradition of any school ensemble in Western Australia,"
"2004. In November 2007, the Westchester Philharmonic announced the appointment of Perlman as artistic director and principal conductor. His first concert in these roles was on 11 October 2008, in an all-Beethoven program featuring pianist Leon Fleisher performing the Emperor Concerto. Perlman plays the ""Soil Stradivarius"" violin of 1714, formerly owned by Yehudi Menuhin and considered one of the finest violins made during Stradivari's ""golden period."" Perlman also plays the Guarneri del Gesu 1743 'Sauret' and the Carlo Bergonzi 1740 'ex-Kreisler'. Perlman resides in New York City with his wife, Toby, also a classically trained violinist. They have five children:"
"strong roots."" He is married to the classical harpist Cynthia (Mowery) Oppermann. He does not play classical music himself but his compositions, often involving intimate ensemble playing, can have some similar qualities to chamber music or early music ensembles, notwithstanding their electro-acoustic sound or frequent use of non-European rhythms and percussion. The classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin was one of the first internationally renowned artists to express appreciation for Oppermann's artistic originality and very distinctive musical sound. A winner of international harp competitions during the mid-1980s, more recently he has won awards in Germany in recognition of his contribution to ""world"
"Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument (Amharic:ኃይሉ መርጊያና የመሣረያ ቅንብሮቹ), also known as Shemonmuanaye, is a 1985 studio album by Ethiopian jazz musician Hailu Mergia, formerly of the Walias Band. After the band split up in 1983, Mergia moved to the United States and began studying music at Howard University, during which time he discovered an accordion and began playing it. Initially intending to record a cassette of himself playing the accordion in a small studio belonging to an acquaintance at Howard, he also incorporated other instruments in the studio, such as a Rhodes"
"by Violaine Corradi and directed by the bandleader/keyboard player, the music features many different genres and energies. Violaine combined the sounds of Hawaiian rituals, 11th-century French troubadour songs, traditional Armenian melodies and gospel music with contemporary arrangements to create the sound of ""Varekai"". While some songs are quiet and sorrowful, others are more upbeat and exciting. The only cast/crew member to have done creation until the closing of the show, in addition to having performed in every one of Varekai's 5,219 shows without missing a single performance, is drummer Paul James Bannerman Drummer's Official Site. Instruments used in the show"
"Robert P. Murray Robert Pfennig Murray is an American violinist, scholar and teacher. He premiered the ""5th Sonata for Violin and Piano"" by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Leo Sowerby. Murray was the first violinist to record the four sonatas of Anton Rubinstein. More recently, he has partnered with Ardyth Lohuis in a violin and pipe organ duo which brought attention to the large body of musical repertoire available for this combination of instruments through concerts and recordings. Several well known contemporary composers have written pieces for Murray and Lohuis, and have worked closely with Murray and Lohuis to create definitive"
"(now the BBC Philharmonic). He has played with most of the major British orchestras, including the BBC Northern (Philharmonic), Sadlers Wells Opera, the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. He has played and recorded with chamber music ensembles, including the Melos Ensemble.[1], Nash Ensemble, Vesuvius Ensemble, Prometheus Ensemble and English Baroque Ensemble . As a soloist he has had partnerships with harpsichordist George Malcolm (with whom he recorded the complete Bach flute sonatas and Mozart concertos) and with pianist Clifford Benson and harpist Osian Ellis, with whom he has recorded extensively. In his"
"1040, October 4, 2010 Robert P. Murray Robert Pfennig Murray is an American violinist, scholar and teacher. He premiered the ""5th Sonata for Violin and Piano"" by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Leo Sowerby. Murray was the first violinist to record the four sonatas of Anton Rubinstein. More recently, he has partnered with Ardyth Lohuis in a violin and pipe organ duo which brought attention to the large body of musical repertoire available for this combination of instruments through concerts and recordings. Several well known contemporary composers have written pieces for Murray and Lohuis, and have worked closely with Murray and"
"in the 20th century as part of the historically informed performance movement, and became a popular amateur and educational instrument. Composers who have written for the recorder include Monteverdi, Lully, Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul Hindemith, Benjamin Britten, Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Berio, and Arvo Pärt. Today, there are many professional recorder players who demonstrate the instrument's full solo range and a large community of amateurs. The sound of the recorder is often described as clear and sweet, and has historically been associated with birds and shepherds. It is notable for its quick response and its corresponding ability"
"the mixed instrument classical crossover ensemble Quartetto Gelato, Sevastian recorded five CDs, and toured every province in Canada, almost every state in the USA, and many countries around the world including Russia, Korea and Mexico, The Bahamas, and Guatemala. With this ensemble, Sevastian performed traditional classical and folk works for accordion, as well as arrangements and new compositions. In November 2002 he made his solo debut under Brois Brott as a soloist with the Hamilton Philharmonic, and then in April 2008, debuted with the Toronto Symphony under the baton of Peter Oundjian, performing the Malcolm Forsyth Accordion Concerto at the"
"the 1960s and 1970s (in particular Luciano Berio, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis). He also performed alongside Sylvio Gualda and the Katia and Marielle Labèque sisters around Bartók's ""Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion"". Exuberant and virtuoso on stage, he will often be the performer of shows of instrumental and musical theatre. He was heavily involved in the development of the tonbak (Persian drum) in France, notably through the creation of pieces by contemporary composers, but also through its use in jazz and improvised music. He taught this instrument at the Conservatoire Expérimental de Pantin from 1980 to 1984 to"
"on February 29, 1988 with Anthony di Bonaventura and the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mario di Bonaventura in the Vienna Konzerthaus. The concerto is scored for solo piano and an orchestra consisting of flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet (doubling alto ocarina), bassoon, horn, trumpet, tenor trombone, percussion, and strings. For balance, Ligeti recommends the strings to be 6–8 violin I's, 6–8 violin II's, 4–6 violas, 4–6 cellos, and 3–4 double basses. The percussion consists of triangle, crotales (in pairs), 2 suspended cymbals (small/normal size), 4 woodblocks, 5 templeblocks, tambourine, snare drum, 3 bongos, 4 tomtoms, bass drum, guero,"
"tradition. Bands like Fernhill, Calan, Mordekkers, Taran, Saith Rhyfeddod, Rigantona, Carreg Lafar, Crasdant, Calennig, and Aberjaber have incorporated the instrument in their line-up in mixed consort. In the United States, bands Oceans Apart and Moch Pryderi have done the same. Contemporary players of the instrument in Wales include Jonathan Shorland, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Stephen Rees, Andy McLaughlin, Hefin Wyn Jones, Patrick Rimes, Huw Roberts, Jem Hammond, Hafwen Lewis, Gafin Morgan, Antwn Owen Hicks, Rhodri Smith, Peni Ediker, Eva Ryan, Idris Morris Jones, Gerard KilBride, Mick Tems and Peter Stacey. Players in the United States include John Good, Bill Reese,Sean Folsom,and"
"Nancy Argenta, James Bowman, Derek Lee Ragin, Michael Chance, and Pieter Wispelwey. He is a member of the Australian period-instrument ensemble Ironwood. In 2007, he was awarded the University of Sydney's Alumni Award for Community Service for his contribution to music as a performer and educator, both within the University of Sydney and in the community at large. He is principal continuo player on the ABC Classics recording of Bach Arias with Sara Macliver and Sally-Anne Russell. He has made several recordings on the ABC Classics label including the Bach Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord with Daniel Yeadon,"
"Musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is a hand saw used as a musical instrument. Capable of continuous glissando (portamento), the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin. The musical saw is classified as a plaque friction idiophone with direct friction (132.22) under the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. The saw is generally played seated with the handle squeezed between the legs, and the far end held with one hand. Some sawists play standing, either with the handle between the knees and the blade sticking out in front of them. The saw"
"contemporary with influences from the neo-classical movement of the early twentieth century. He also had a penchant for the contrapuntal structures of the sixteenth-century and the Baroque masters. What is striking in his works is the versatility he shows: he composed 5 symphonies, 13 concertos for different instruments (1 for piano, violin, flute, piccolo, clarinet, cornet, 2 for violoncello, a ""Concerto Barocco"" for bassoon and string orchestra, a concerto for 2 pianos solo, a concerto for orchestra, a Concerto Grosso for harp, harpsichord and piano soli and orchestra, and a set of symphonic variations on a theme by Chopin for"
"inducing multiple harmonic resonances. Although traditionally the instrument was not widespread around the country - it was only used by Aboriginal groups in the most northerly areas - today it is commonly considered the national instrument of the Australian Aborigines and is world-renowned as a unique and iconic instrument. Famous players include Djalu Gurruwiwi, Mark Atkins, William Barton, David Hudson, Joe Geia and Shane Underwood as well as white virtuoso Charlie McMahon. A clapstick is a type of musical instrument that, according to western musicological classification, falls into the category of percussion. Unlike drumsticks, which are generally used to strike"
"extraordinary virtuoso on his instrument the clarinet. His performance is characterised by flexibility and a positive musician’s joy - he is a musician in the best sense of the word.” In late 2015, he toured with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under guest-conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Kari Kriikku plays on Buffet Crampon RC Prestige clarinets. Kari Kriikku Kari Kriikku (born 1960) is a Finnish classical clarinetist. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and later with Alan Hacker in England and with Leon Russianoff and Charles Neidich in the USA. An extremely sensitive player with a seemingly flawless command of"
"Peter Szalai Szalai Péter (born 1962 in Budapest) is a Hungarian tabla player musician. Péter Szalai plays North-Indian classical music and is one of the best west-born tabla musicians of our time. In his childhood he played the piano, and as stepson of György Petri at the age of 16 on the advice of a family friend György Kurtág, he chose the Indian tabla drum pair as his instrument. The tabla is also a curiosity even among other Indian percussion instruments: it can be tuned to a specific pitch. The many layers of skin and the special finger technique ensures"
"has collaborated and performed with internationally renowned musicians in the classical field (Huascar Barradas, Hiwa Al Kabas, Daniel Binelli, Simon Sala ), Jazz (Marcus Miller, Toninho Horta, Cliff Almond, Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Giovanni Baglioni, Peppino D'Agostino, Flavio Boltro, Cesar Orozco, Euro Zambrano), Flamenco (Carles Benavent, Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas, Israel El Piraña, Alain Perez Rodriguez) and pop (Mango, Rafael Pollo Brito). He plays exclusively instruments made by Italian luthier Camillo Perrella. Flavio Sala Flavio Sala (born May 9, 1983) is an Italian classical guitar player. After studying under the guidance of Pasqualino Garzia and obtaining his degree in classical"
"in 1967. He also made a number of records with the group. The orchestra did not at this time have a principal conductor, but worked closely with a succession of guest conductors including Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim. In 1985 Jeffrey Tate was appointed the ensemble's first principal conductor. In 2000, Ralf Gothóni was appointed second principal conductor. In June 2009, the English Chamber Orchestra named Paul Watkins its new music director, effective with the 2009-2010 season, for an initial contract of three years. Murray Perahia's first major recording project was Mozart's 27 piano concertos, conducted from the"
"has brought together ensembles of single instruments—all violins, violas, cellos, double basses, horns, trumpets, trombones and harps—drawn from London's leading solo and orchestral musicians. The recordings have attracted interest among instrumentalists, composers and audiences worldwide. He has appeared in London with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra. Internationally, he has appeared with the American, Atlanta, City of Birmingham, Bournemouth, Fort Worth, Milwaukee, St Louis, Sapporo, Shanghai and Tokyo Metropolitan symphonies, the Israel, Moscow, Munich and New Japan Philharmonics, the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague, the six major"
"assistant organist of the Unitarian church, Dublin (1993–1996). Since November 1996, he has been organist of St. Joseph's church , Glasthule, Dublin. He is active as a freelance organist, pianist and composer. With a repertoire covering a range from traditional music and jazz piano, to classical organ music and improvisation, Murray also writes and performs his own songs. He has made numerous radio and television broadcasts and is much in demand both as a solo artist and collaborator. Appearances include the first Cork International Pipe Organ Festival in 2005 and a performance at the Cavaillé-Coll organ of St. Sulpice church,"
"alto saxophone, five bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, four trumpets, flugelhorn, two trombones, two tubas, timpani, five percussionists, and strings. ""At the Royal Majestic"" has been praised by music critics. Reviewing the world premiere, Mark Swed of the ""Los Angeles Times"" lauded the piece, writing, ""Riley has the skill to write down music in the traditional Western classical tradition, but that's never been his preference. He is a collaborator. He is expert in the Indian raga tradition and accomplished in jazz. He has his mind-bending way with musical patterns but also an Ellington side and a ragtime side and a Ravel"
"PanditsHariprasad Chaurasia and Rajeev Taranath (Pedro is their only Latin-American disciple); Armenian duduk with maestro Djivan Gasparyan, Persian Ney with professor Houman Pourmehdi; classical Arabic music with maestro Riadh El Fehri and Arabic Ney with Nabil Abdmouleh; Australian didgeridoo with David Hudson; Japanese Shakuhachi with the late sensei Mazakazu Yoshizawa; Tunisian Mezoued with the late maestro Mustapha Ben Romdhane; & more recently in Jordan, Kawala [Middle Eastern oblique folk shepherds' flute] with master Nour Dhin and Arabic Nay with maestro Hamsa El Faqir, respectively, among many others. Mr. Eustache's performances are full of tremendous uplifting synergy, which seem to contrast"
"Hallé, the London Mozart Players, the London Philharmonic, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Orchestra of Opera North, the Sydney Symphony, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Victorian Opera (Melbourne), the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony and the Festival Orchestras on Schleswig-Holstein and Tanglewood. In addition to the standard repertoire he regularly conducts Baroque music (with a particular interest in the music of Rameau) as well as much contemporary music - György Ligeti, Claude Vivier and György Kurtág are particular favourites. His wide range of musical interests is often reflected in a single programme usually"
"Noah, Navah, Leora, Rami, and Ariella. Perlman is a distant cousin of Canadian comic and TV personality Howie Mandel. With Andre Previn With Oscar Peterson Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman (; born 31 August 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and music teacher. Over the course of his career, Perlman has performed worldwide, and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the White House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, and at the Presidential Inauguration of President Obama, and he has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Westchester Philharmonic. In 2015, he was awarded the Presidential"
"number of different brass and woodwind instruments and arranged orchestral parts to blend with his aggressive punk/thrash, fusing it to progressive rock ( The Gangsta Rabbi's Punk Thrash Thick as a Brick/A Passion Play), opera (recreating a fully orchestrated three-hour version of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore) and his classical punk/thrash fusion The Gangsta Rabbi's Thrash Opus Year 1812 Festival Overture in Eb Major, lasting 38 minutes. On all his releases, Lieberman sings and plays all instruments. On the early primitive-sounding cassette releases during the 1990s he played chords and leads on a distorted bass accompanied by a Yamaha DD-6"
"stretch, but for Yanni, it is possible. This Greek composer marries contemporary new-age spirituality with today's pop attitudes and delivers a unique sound."" Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full scale symphony orchestra. Having been called a ""true global artist,"" Yanni has employed musicians of various nationalities, and has incorporated a variety of exotic instruments from around the world from an Australian didgeridoo to a Peruvian charango, to perform with his classical orchestra, rock rhythm section, and electronic keyboards. His music has been described as ""an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds, from Native American chants to"
"for solo clarinet and a large orchestra comprising two flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets (3rd doubling piccolo trumpet), three trombones, tuba, timpani, two percussionists, piano (doubling celesta), and strings. The concerto has been highly praised by music critics. Calum MacDonald of ""BBC Music Magazine"" wrote, ""A marvellous vehicle for the amazing virtuosity of clarinettist Kari Krikku, this is a shiny, sophisticated, nostalgic cultural artefact, indubitably contemporary in language yet sensuously easy (tuneful, even) on the ear. It's unafraid to wear its heart on its"
"a Rhodes piano, a drum machine, and, according to contrasting accounts, a Yamaha DX7 keyboard or Moog synthesiser (or both), and arranged a set old old Ethiopian songs with the mostly modern selection of instruments. Writer Donal Dineen wrote that the album was a ""step into the unknown,"" given its fusion of a sound familiar to Mergia with ""modern technology that was dramatically altering the musical landscape in the US."" Via its dominance on the instruments he listened to and perfected in his younger days, Mergia intended for the album to be an exercise in nostalgia. Music critic Robert Christgau"