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Emanuel Ax (born June 8, 1949) is a Jewish-American pianist. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Born in Lvov, Ukraine (then a constituent republic of the Soviet Union) to parents Joachim and Hellen Ax, both Nazi concentration camp survivors. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Emanuel began to study piano at the age of six and Joachim was his first piano teacher. When he was eight the family moved to Warsaw and then two years later, to Winnipeg, Canada where he continued to study music, including as a member of The Junior Musical Club of Winnipeg. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population In 1961 the family moved to New York City and Emanuel continued his studies at the Juilliard School under Mieczysław Munz. The City of New York The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Mieczysław Munz ( October 31, 1900, Kraków - August 25, 1976) was a Polish -US Pianist. In 1970 he received his B. A. in French at Columbia University and became an American citizen. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.

Ax is a particular supporter of contemporary composers and has given three world premieres in the last few seasons; Century Rolls by John Adams, Seeing by Christopher Rouse and Red Silk Dance by Bright Sheng. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel The Avery Fisher Prize is an award given to American musicians for outstanding achievement in classical music New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. Christopher Rouse may refer to Christopher Rouse (composer, music composer Christopher Rouse (editor, Academy Award-winning film editor Bright Sheng (surname Sheng, born Shèng Zōngliàng, 盛[[wiktionary 宗|宗]] 亮, in Shanghai He also performs works by such diverse figures as Sir Michael Tippett, Hans Werner Henze, Joseph Schwantner and Paul Hindemith, as well as more traditional composers such as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin. Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM (2 January 1905 &ndash 8 January 1998 was one of the foremost English Composers of the 20th century Hans Werner Henze (born July 1 1926 Gütersloh, Germany is a German composer well known for his left-wing political convictions Joseph Schwantner (born March 22, 1943 in Chicago Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer and educator and a member Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Ax regularly performs duo recitals with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and played quartets with Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo and Yo-Yo Ma. This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " Isaac Stern ( July 21, 1920 &ndash September 22, 2001) was an American Violin Virtuoso. Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a Violinist and conductor. Though the quartet had to disband in 2001 when Stern died, they recorded works for Sony by Brahms, Fauré, Beethoven, Schumann and Mozart. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer Gabriel Urbain Fauré ( 12 May 1845 &ndash 4 November 1924) was a French Composer, Organist, Pianist Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic Emanuel is also a featured guest artist in a documentary film about the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Peter Oundjian, Five Days in September; the Rebirth of an Orchestra produced by Rhombus films.

He lives in New York City with his wife, pianist Yoko Nozaki, and has two children, Joseph and Sarah. Yoko Nozaki is a Pianist and Musician, specializing in Chamber music, and the wife of Grammy Award -winning Pianist Emanuel Ax

Awards and Recognitions

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra):

External links

The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year
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