Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Born and raised in Buenos Aires to Jewish-Spanish parents, Argerich gave her debut concert at eight before receiving further piano training in Europe. At an early age, she won several competitions, including the VII International Chopin Piano Competition, and has since recorded numerous albums and performed with leading orchestras worldwide.
Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, founder and director of Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founder and director of Mahler Chamber Orchestra, founding Artistic Director of Orchestra Mozart and music director of European Union Youth Orchestra.
Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led Olympics boycott, Spain competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 155 competitors, 146 men and 9 women, took part in 75 events in 18 sports.
Spain competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 229 competitors, 200 men and 29 women, took part in 130 events in 24 sports. At the closing ceremony, a short Catalan segment was performed on a part of the Olympic Stadium, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Barcelona.
Mexico competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The country sent 102 athletes and competed in 71 events in 18 sports.
Spain competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 289 competitors, 194 men and 95 women, took part in 157 events in 22 sports.
Sumi Jo, OSI is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.
Cheryl Studer is an American dramatic soprano who has sung at many of the world's foremost opera houses. Studer has performed more than eighty roles ranging from the dramatic repertoire to roles more commonly associated with lyric sopranos and coloratura sopranos, and, in her late stage, mezzo-sopranos. She is particularly known for her interpretations of the works of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner.
Yeol Eum Son is a world renowned South Korean classical pianist. She is particularly esteemed as an expert interpreter of the Classical era of composers, especially Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, as well as such later composers as Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Son regularly performs as soloist with prominent orchestras and the most eminent conductors.
This is the discography of Simon Rattle and other produced works by the English conductor.
The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) is a youth orchestra with members drawn from the 27 members states of the European Union. Since its foundation in 1976, it has connected music colleges and the professional music world for generations of European musicians. EUYO is considered one of the best youth orchestras in the world, achieving "extraordinarily high standards" and playing at all major European festivals, including the Proms, the Salzburg Festival, and Young Euro Classic.
Eva Lind is an Austrian soprano singer and TV presenter. She has specialised in coloratura soprano opera roles since 1985, and sings in concerts and recitals.
The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas from May 22 to June 7, 2009. The competitors were selected by a screening jury during screening auditions that took place in January and February 2009. The Takács Quartet performed with the semifinalists, while the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Conlon accompanied the finalists.
The III Sendai International Music Competition took place in Sendai from May 18-June 24, 2007.
Argentina competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011.
Medici.tv, created in 2008, is a video streaming platform for classical music, jazz, and ballet.
Narcos: Mexico is an American crime drama streaming television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro that premiered on Netflix on November 16, 2018. It was originally intended to be the fourth season of the Netflix series Narcos, but it was ultimately developed as a companion series. It focuses on the development of Mexico's illegal drug trade, whereas the parent series centered on the establishment of Colombia's illegal drug trade. The series' second season premiered on February 13, 2020. On October 28, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a third and final season but announced that actor Diego Luna would not be returning to reprise his role as Félix Gallardo. The third and final season premiered on November 5, 2021.
The European Piano Competition Bremen is an international piano competition held every 2 years in Bremen. It was founded in 1987 by Radio Bremen. The competition is open to pianists from all over Europe, including the musicians from CIS states, Turkey and Israel.
Jean Micault
Maria Teresa Garatti; 
Carlos Rivero Morales
[Hans] Peter Wallfisch
Walter Blankenheim
Alexander Jenner; 
Joaquín Achúcarro; 
Monte Hill Davis; 
Yoko Kono
Andrée Darras
John Perry; 
Irène Pamboukjian; 
Dale Bartlett
Eugenia Hymann Monacelli; 
Gi-In Wang – 
Dag Achatz; – 
[Norma] Raquel Boldorini; 
Vladimir Krpan
Jivko Paunov; 
Marie-Cécile Milan; 
Supitra Riensuvarn
Jean-Louis Steuerman
César Brunin Zaror; 
Yong-Hi Moon; 
Vera Drencova
Ramzi Yassa – 
Csilla Schulter; 
Nancy Loo
Harumi Hanafusa
Edson Lopes Elias
Elena Mouzalas
Diana K. Weekes
Karina Oganjan
Angela Hewitt
Liora Ziv-Li; 
Anne Fawaz
Marie-Noëlle Damien
Mi-Joo Lee
Peter Máté
Wojciech Kocyan (Poland)
Vadim Rudenko
Valeriu Rogacev
Aleksandar Serdar
Dong Min Lim; 
Hyo-Sun Lim
Martina Filjak
Stefan Ciric
Christian Chamorel
