Tag: Pianist
Composer and pianist Laurens van Rooyen (88) died suddenly
Van Rooyen was supposed to play at a benefit concert for the Bach School in Soest tonight. That concert will go ahead at the insistence of Van Rooyen’s management, says…
Chatham pianist laughs off Glenn Gould’s criticism of his beloved Steinway
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Entertainment Entertainment For nearly two decades, a concert-sized Steinway piano has held a special place in Jim Prosser’s heart and home. Author of…
Acclaimed pianist coming to St. Andrew’s
An acclaimed pianist, singer and conductor will bring his talents to St. Andrew’s United Church on Jan. 20 as part of the Saturdays at 7 series. Article content Mark Payne,…
Kimball Gallagher, American pianist engaged between the worlds
It’s a trip from Afghanistan to Austria, from South Africa to Antarctica, from Burma to the United Arab Emirates – through the 88 keys of the piano, the American Kimball…
Death of Ahmad Jamal: the legendary pianist swept away by cancer
Legendary pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal died on Sunday April 16, 2023, at his home. He was 92 years old. [Mis à jour le 17 avril 2023 à 17h01] He…
legendary jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal is dead
Ahmad Jamal, one of jazz’s biggest stars, died on April 16, 2023 at the age of 92. Afro-American pianist author of an impressive discography, he marked several generations of musicians.…
Death of Ahmad Jamal: the legendary pianist swept away by cancer
Legendary pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal died on Sunday April 16, 2023, at his home. He was 92 years old. He had inspired the greatest like Miles Davis and Keith…
Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal dead
His death follows a period of cancer, his agent told the newspaper. Jamal, born Frederick Russell Jones, was a jazz innovator known for a minimalist and restrained playing. His career…
the singular destiny of the Ethiopian pianist Soeur Tsegué-Mariam Guèbrou
She had taken orders in the 1940s, after a tragic and adventurous youth in the entourage of the last emperor of Ethiopia. She had been renowned since the 1960s for…
Guilhem Fabre, pianist: with his stage truck, “music can be recorded anywhere”
/ Podcasts / Cultural guest A concert piano on board a truck? Launched by a young French pianist, Guilhem Fabre, the idea made its way through a hundred concerts given…