One of the last students of Alexander Goldenweiser, the Moscow pianist Nelly Akopian Tamarina died today at the age of 84.
Banned for a while by the Soviets, she taught in London at the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music and made several recordings.
She was also a gifted painter.
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The Joystick and The Reins (Collage image :Eve Stainton) John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film, The Thing (which starred Kurt Russell) featured a score by Ennio Morricone because Carpenter wanted the film to have a European musical […]
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt is 98. Still going strong. Must surely be the oldest maestro to stand (or sit) in front of the Vienna Philharmonic. The post Today’s other birthday appeared first on Slippedisc.
The former Philly Pops, preently the No Name Pops, has picked Christopher Dragon as chief condcutor. Dragon, 34, is presently resident conductor at the Colorado Symphony and music director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. He’s […]
