Vahan Mardirossian (born 26 May 1975, in Yerevan) is an Armenian pianist [1] and conductor. [2]
Settled in Paris in 1993, Mardirossian entered the Conservatoire de Paris in Jacques Rouvier's piano class, and was also admitted in Jean Mouillère's chamber music class. In 1996, he was awarded the first prize for piano.
On 16 January 2013, he performed with Mourad Amirkhanian, Dana Ciocarlie and Karine Babajanyan, at salle Gaveau in Paris. [3]
Karl Tausig was a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. He is generally regarded as Franz Liszt's most esteemed pupil, and one of the greatest pianists of all time.
The Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178, is a sonata for solo piano by Franz Liszt. It was completed in 1853 and published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann.
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E♭ major and its parallel major is C major.
A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A major is the only key where a Neapolitan sixth chord on requires both a flat and a natural accidental.
F major is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B♭, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat: B♭. Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor.
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major. Like its relative major, it is one of the most commonly used keys in music.
B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, and A. Its key signature consists of two sharps. Its relative major is D major and its parallel major is B major.
The Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best classical music album in Canada.
Sergio Fiorentino was a 20th-century Italian classical pianist whose sporadic performing career spanned five decades. There is quite a bit of footage his playing that survives, in addition to audio recordings. Recently, a complete concert recorded on video in 1994 has surfaced.
Peter Roy Katin was a British classical pianist and teacher.
Dezső Ránki is a Hungarian virtuoso concert pianist with a broad repertoire and a significant discography of solo, duo and concerto works.
August Stradal was a Bohemian virtuoso pianist, arranger, composer, author and music teacher. A diverse piano arranger, Stradal arranged music from Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Buxtehude, Liszt, Mozart, Paganini, Purcell, Reubke, Strauss, Wagner and Vivaldi.
Lilya Efimovna Zilberstein is a Russian pianist.
Philippe Bianconi is a French pianist.
Anna Malikova is a Russian pianist.
Xavier Phillips is a French contemporary classical cellist, the brother of violinist Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian.
Claude Kahn is a French classical pianist. Internationally renowned concert performer, known for his interpretations of Romantic music and more precisely the music of Chopin, but also of French music as soloist or accompanied by great orchestras in the world.
Philippe Cassard is a French classical pianist.