Isaac Stern (born 1920) is one of the foremost violinists in the world. He is renowned for his great musical talent, for his great energy, and for his enormous heart.Violinist Isaac Stern made his for...
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Memorable quotes by and about Mstislav Rostropovich:"I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of wh...
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Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and composer Steve Reich received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony Monday at the Stockholm Concert Hall.The Polar Mu...
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Stockholm (dpa) - American jazz legend Sonny Rollins and US
composer and musician Steve Reich on Monday received the Polar Music
Prize 2007, joining the likes of musical gre...
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Sometimes, the best laid plans go astray.Conductor Claudio Abbado was to have brought the Swiss orchestra he helped found to Carnegie Hall for the 4-year-old ensemble's U.S. premiere. Then, health ...
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Artists' studios in the two red-brick towers that rise above Carnegie Hall were once home to Marlon Brando and Leonard Bernstein. Marilyn Monroe took acting lessons there, and Lucille Ball had voic...
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On Feb. 23 at Carnegie Hall, the American Composers Orchestra gave three pieces of music their world premiere and, in so doing, provided a reunion of sorts for two well-traveled musicians. Film com...
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In a Jan. 3 story about the death of former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, The Associated Press misidentified a singer who appeared in a concert in Jerusalem to mark Israel's 30th Independence Day. ...
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Las Vegas celebrated its centennial in 2005 - not that it needed an excuse to party. Sin City, Lost Wages, The City That Never Sleeps - call it what you will - is an electric city of...
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Isaac Stern
Quotes by and about Rostropovich
