Rudolf Firkusny (Czech Rudolf Firkušný, IPA: [ˈrʊdolf ˈfɪrkʊʃni:]) (11 February 1912-19 July 1994) was a Czech-American pianist with an elegant style. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 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 Firkušný studied with the composers Leoš Janáček and Josef Suk, and the pianists Vilém Kurz, Alfred Cortot and Artur Schnabel. Leoš Janáček ( (July 3 1854 &ndash August 12 1928 was a Czech Composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher Josef Suk (4 January 1874 &ndash 29 May 1935 was a Czech Composer and Violinist Life Suk was born in Křečovice. Vilém Kurz ( 1872 - 1945) was a Czech pianist and piano teacher a professor at the State Conservatory in Lwów and Vienna, and Alfred Denis Cortot ( Nyon, Switzerland September 26, 1877 &ndash Lausanne June 15, 1962) was a Franco-Swiss Pianist Artur Schnabel ( April 17, 1882 &ndash August 15, 1951) was an Austrian classical Pianist, who also composed He began performing on the continent of Europe in the 1920s, and made his debuts in London in 1933 and New York in 1938. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The City of New York He escaped the Nazis, settled in New York and became a US citizen. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Article I section 8 clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization
Firkušný was one of the great concert pianists of the 20th century. He had a broad repertoire and performed with skill the works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer However, he became known especially for his performances of the Czech composers Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, and Bohuslav Martinů who wrote a number of works for him. "Smetana" redirects here For the soured cream see Smetana (dairy product. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed Leoš Janáček ( (July 3 1854 &ndash August 12 1928 was a Czech Composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher Bohuslav Martinů ( (December 8 1890 – August 28 1959 was a prolific Bohemian Czech Composer, who wrote six symphonies, 15 Operas He recorded the complete piano works of Janáček and championed Dvořák's only piano concerto. He was also a devoted chamber player and among his most prominent partners figure cellists Pierre Fournier and Janos Starker, violinists Nathan Milstein and Erika Morini, violist William Primrose or the Julliard String Quartet. Pierre Fournier ( June 24, 1906 &ndash January 8, 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" János Starker (born July 5, 1924) is a Hungarian -born cellist and one of the most famous cellists of the twentieth century Nathan Mironovich Milstein ( December 31, 1903 - December 21, 1992) was a Russian -born American virtuoso Violinist Erika Morini ( Vienna, January 5 1904 - New York City, October 31 1995) was an Austrian Violinist William Primrose CBE ( August 23, 1904 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher probably the best The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string Quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York
Firkusny taught at the Juilliard School in New York, and in Aspen, Colorado. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. The City of New York Aspens are Trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the Poplar genus Populus sect The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. After the fall of the communist regime in his homeland (the "Velvet Revolution" of 1989), Firkusny returned to Czechoslovakia to perform for the first time after more than 40 years away. The " Velvet Revolution " (sametová revoluce nežná revolúcia ( November 16 &ndash December 29 1989) refers to a non-violent Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He retained his remarkable talents well into his later years and, for example, played a full Dvořák-Janáček-Brahms-Beethoven sonata recital in Prague on 18 May 1992 together with the violinist Josef Suk, the grandson of his teacher by the same name. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Josef Suk (born August 8, 1929) is a Czech violinist the grandson of Josef Suk, the composer and violinist and great-grandson of Antonín Josef Suk (4 January 1874 &ndash 29 May 1935 was a Czech Composer and Violinist Life Suk was born in Křečovice. Along with Ivan Moravec and Antonín Kubálek, Firkusny stands in the front row of the Czech masters of the piano. Ivan Moravec (born 9 November 1930) is a Czech concert Pianist whose performing and recording career spanning nearly half a century Antonín Kubálek ( November 8, 1935 in Libkovice near Duchcov) is a famous Czech - Canadian pianist
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