Julius Katchen (August 15, 1926 – April 29, 1969) was an American concert pianist, possibly best known for his recordings of Brahms's solo piano compositions. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer
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Early career
Katchen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and debuted at age 10, playing Mozart's D minor Concerto. Long Branch is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K. 466 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785 Eugene Ormandy heard of his debut, and invited him to perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra in New York. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugene Ormandy ( November 18, 1899 &ndash March The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States. He studied music with his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Svet, immigrants from Europe who had taught at the Moscow and Warsaw conservatories, until he was 14. The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им He attended Haverford College, completing a four-year degree in philosophy in three years, graduating first in his class in 1946. Haverford College is a highly selective private, Coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, a suburb He went to Paris and was invited to represent the United States at the first International UNESCO Festival, where he played Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The Piano Concerto No 5 in E-flat major, op 73 by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the "Emperor Concerto", was his last Piano concerto He then toured Europe in the spring of 1947, playing recitals in Rome, Venice, Naples, Paris, London and Salzburg. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. After this, he decided to live in Paris permanently, saying "In the USA piano students come together constructively, and they can even become friends. They attend one another's concerts and applaud. In Paris they go to hear a colleague play, but only in the hope of seeing him break his neck. "In 1951, he became a founding member of the Suk Trio, with Josef Suk and Janos Starker. The Suk Trio is a Czech Piano trio founded in 1951 The original members were Josef Suk, Julius Katchen, and Janos Starker. Josef Suk (born August 8, 1929) is a Czech violinist the grandson of Josef Suk, the composer and violinist and great-grandson of Antonín János Starker (born July 5, 1924) is a Hungarian -born cellist and one of the most famous cellists of the twentieth century
Late career
In December 1968, Katchen played at a two-day show in London hosted by the Rolling Stones. Katchen played two works (one of them de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance) and the performance was exceptional. Manuel de Falla y Matheu ( November 23, 1876 &ndash November 14, 1946) was a Spanish Composer of classical music The DVD of the show is now available, called Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus. His last public appearance was with the London Symphony Orchestra on December 12, 1968, playing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major ( Concerto pour la main gauche en ré majeur) was composed by Maurice Ravel between 1929 and 1930 He succumbed to cancer the next spring. Katchen and his wife Arlette were avid - one might almost say fanatical - and astute collectors of netsuke; 195 pieces from their collection were sold at auction in 2005 and 2006 for £1. Netsuke (Japanese根付 are miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th century Japan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean "root" 2 million ($2. 2 million) (Sotheby's 2005 and 2006).
Notable Recordings
A six-disc set of Brahms' Works for Solo Piano (Decca) is highly regarded and often cited as one of the best available recordings of the Brahms' piano music. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.
References
- "The Katchen Collection of Netsuke - Part I", Sotheby's, 8 November 2005, London
- "The Katchen Collection of Netsuke - Part II", Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, London
External links
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