Sentences with phrase «of classical pianist»

Inspired by the troubled but ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist David Helfgott, Shine focuses on Helfgott's painful retreat into a private world while still in his early 20's and on...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) in Leipzig have recently discovered that these capabilities are embedded in a much more finely - tuned way than previously assumed — and even differ depending on the style of the music: They observed that the brain activity of jazz pianists differs from those of classical pianists, even when playing the same piece of music.

When the scientists asked the pianists to play a harmonically unexpected chord within a standard chord progression, the jazz pianists» brains started to replan the actions faster than those of the classical pianists.

Not exact matches

Classical pianist Ivan Davis, a music educator at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music for 42 years, won international awards and played alongside luminaries like Vladimir Horowitz, Leonard Bernstein and Van Cliburn during his career.

Pianist and musicologist Charles Rosen has articulated a number of cogent reasons for regarding the classical style of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven as peculiarly handicapped in the realm of sacred music.

A pianist played gentle classical music in the background, and the feeling was one of refinement and celebration.

Also at 11 a.m., former NYC Mayor David Dinkins rehearses his narrative role in a special performance of Lincoln Portrait at Carnegie Hall next week in collaboration with renowned pianist Jiaxin Tian and the Manhattan Symphonie, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W. 37th St., Manhattan.

Ironically, while supporting himself as a church musical director and classical pianist, he's learned the value of networking: «I must add five new contacts a week now, swapping gigs.

Thereby, different procedures may have established in their brains while playing the piano which makes switching between the styles more difficult,» says Daniela Sammler, neuroscientist at MPI CBS and leader of the current study about the different brain activities in jazz and classical pianists.

«Miles Davis is not Mozart: The brains of jazz and classical pianists work differently: Even when playing the same piece of music.»

Born in Turin, Italy, Bruni, the daughter of a concert pianist and classical composer and the heiress to a major tire manufacturing company, was raised in France from the age of seven.

Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller told me that Gould's music is as divisive today as it was 50 years ago, when the pianist publicly clashed with conductor Leonard Bernstein over the tempo of a performance.

The «untitled Nina Simone project» — which has been in the works for several years but was on hold until now due to lack of funding — will tell the story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist who became known as the «High Priestess of Soul,» including her rise to fame, her role in the Civil Rights movement, and her relationship with her manager.

March 10, 2015 • Hear the eminent pianist in a recital of sublime works spanning Classical - era elegance and introspective Romantic drama.

Green Book tells the story of a working - class Italian - American bouncer who becomes the driver for an African - American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South and stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.

Elementary Zoe dreams of being a classical pianist, and playing at Carnegie Hall, but her dream is detoured to the Perfectone D - 60 organ, and a competition where she wins the 4th place trophy in this thoroughly entertaining book by Linda Urban, narrated by Tai Alexandra Ricci.

#DoSomethingGood celebrates those who commit their time and energy to helping seniors in their communities ORANGE, Calif. (March 1, 2018)-- American Advisors Group (AAG) officially announced on February 10, 2018 the winner of the company's $ 1,500 Do Something Good contest, Ruby Rublesky, a classical pianist and parkour enthusiast from Drumore, Pennsylvania.

At the age of 15, Pedro started his classical training with the Argentinean maestro and composer Roberto Pérez and piano lessons with the Croatian virtuoso pianist Robert Andres, doctorate in musical arts.

ALEJANDRO CESARCO: SONG / / RENAISSANCE SOCIETY By Stephanie Cristello Download PDF here > When a piece of classical music is played, we intuitively attach its melody to the name of the composer — not the pianist who performs its variation.

Gallagher is a dynamic classical pianist who obtained his master's degree as a pupil of Robert McDonald at The Juilliard School.

Wander through Glyndor Gallery and find plenty to edify body and soul in The Shop and The Café, including informal piano performances in the Mark Twain Room of Wave Hill House — the sets will range from classical and jazz to show tunes and works composed by the guest pianists.

Gallagher is a dynamic classical pianist — he obtained his master's degree as a pupil of Robert McDonald at The Juilliard School.

When a piece of classical music is played, we intuitively attach its melody to the name of the composer — not the pianist who performs its variation.

The work of composer, pianist, and director Ulrike Haage (b. 1957 in Kassel, Germany; based in Berlin) combines jazz, avant - garde, classical music and literature.

The meeting with Cage in 1958 was of particular importance in convincing Paik that he should pursue a career in avant - garde art rather than becoming a classical pianist.

She was an accomplished pianist she took part in the marathon performance of Satie's Vexations organised by John Cage in 1963 and often used classical music, such as Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata or a Chopin etude, as accompaniment for dance.

Maier came from a family of musicians, her mother a trained classical pianist, her father an R&B composer who wrote music for Motown Records.

Suzanne's idea of including live entertainment as part of the evening was inspired by classical pianist Aldan Gatt's surprise sit - down at the piano early this year.

Trained as a classical pianist, his early interests in composition and performance combined with his radical aesthetic tendencies brought him into contact with protagonists of the counter-culture and avant - garde movements of the 1960s, including Fluxus.

Paik trained as a classical pianist and studied composition at University of Tokyo.

She is a talented classical pianist and one of the world's foremost Russian History experts.