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Some of the most famous pianists in the world, including Van Cliburn and Vladimir Horowitz, relied on Franz Mohr, chief concert technician at Steinway & Sons in New York, to ensure that their concert pianos were ready for performances. A master piano tuner, Mohr was sought-after for his intricate knowledge of pianos and great skill developed over decades. Mohr believed his skills were an avenue to serve God, and he regularly shared his faith with pianists and performance staff. When the nation of Israel was preparing to build the tent of meeting and other items necessary for worship (Exodus 31:7–11), they needed individuals with expert skills. God appointed two skilled artisans, Bezalel and Oholiab, to do the work and filled them with the “Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs” (vv. 3–4). In addition to their specialized skills, God empowered them with His Spirit to guide their work. Their willingness to use their unique talents in service to God allowed the Israelites to appropriately worship Him. Whether or not we consider ourselves artistic, each of us has unique, God-given gifts that we can use to serve others (Romans 12:6). Empowered by the Spirit, we can serve and worship God through our work using the wisdom, understanding, and skills He’s given us.

Ladies and gentlemen, with honesty, tenderness and, yes, sometimes humor, the film Facing the Wind invites viewers into the lives of people with Lewy body dementia and their caregivers…real people in real time.  FACING THE WIND, a sixty-minute documentary film, reveals how a mutual support community can be an antidote to despair, letting people know they are not alone.  You will follow their journey, laughing and crying with them, while taking an unflinching look at dementia care with its overwhelming and isolating aspects. The struggle is real, but so is the love. Ladies and gentlemen, Lewy body dementia is not a rare disease. It affects more than 1.4 million people in America. It is the second most common form of dementia, but it still being misdiagnosed. Alzheimer's disease is the gradual decline of memory as Lewy body dementia is the roller coaster ride with ups and downs. One moment the patient can be fully present and lucid and the next be completely lost or deal with hallucinations from mild to severe. There is no cure, but this very powerful film documentary is not for those suffering with Lewy body dementia, but for the people who care for them. Many spouses and family members are thrust into being a caregiver and navigating the vast ocean of the unknown. FACING THE WIND is a starting place for caregivers and to know that it's ok to not be ok. Head over to LewyBodyResourceCenter.org for more information. If your loved one was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, you are not alone and there are resources right now that can help you. Mary Lou Falcone, author of the book, “I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia”. Mary Lou Falcone, author of I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia, is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic.  Combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness.  Her late husband, the illustrator/painter Nicky Zann who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for her book.  She is also an Executive Producer of a new documentary film about LBD entitled Facing the Wind, a love story about people with Lewy body dementia, the spouses who care for them, and the remarkable community where they find sustenance and support. #lewybodydementia #lewybody #dementia #alzheimersdisease #alzheimers #parkinsonsdisease #brainhealth #medicine #filmdocumentary #documentary #health #wellness #caregiving #caregivers 

Ladies and gentlemen, with honesty, tenderness and, yes, sometimes humor, the film Facing the Wind invites viewers into the lives of people with Lewy body dementia and their caregivers…real people in real time.  FACING THE WIND, a sixty-minute documentary film, reveals how a mutual support community can be an antidote to despair, letting people know they are not alone.  You will follow their journey, laughing and crying with them, while taking an unflinching look at dementia care with its overwhelming and isolating aspects. The struggle is real, but so is the love. Ladies and gentlemen, Lewy body dementia is not a rare disease. It affects more than 1.4 million people in America. It is the second most common form of dementia, but it still being misdiagnosed. Alzheimer's disease is the gradual decline of memory as Lewy body dementia is the roller coaster ride with ups and downs. One moment the patient can be fully present and lucid and the next be completely lost or deal with hallucinations from mild to severe. There is no cure, but this very powerful film documentary is not for those suffering with Lewy body dementia, but for the people who care for them. Many spouses and family members are thrust into being a caregiver and navigating the vast ocean of the unknown. FACING THE WIND is a starting place for caregivers and to know that it's ok to not be ok. Head over to LewyBodyResourceCenter.org for more information. If your loved one was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, you are not alone and there are resources right now that can help you. Mary Lou Falcone, author of the book, “I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia”. Mary Lou Falcone, author of I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia, is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic.  Combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness.  Her late husband, the illustrator/painter Nicky Zann who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for her book.  She is also an Executive Producer of a new documentary film about LBD entitled Facing the Wind, a love story about people with Lewy body dementia, the spouses who care for them, and the remarkable community where they find sustenance and support. #lewybodydementia #lewybody #dementia #alzheimersdisease #alzheimers #parkinsonsdisease #brainhealth #medicine #filmdocumentary #documentary #health #wellness #caregiving #caregivers 

durée : 00:22:49 - Disques de légende du mercredi 30 octobre 2024 - Dans une perspective d'opposition entre les deux grandes suprématies, les Etats-Unis et la Russie soviétique, le pianiste américain Van Cliburn remporte le premier concours Tchaïkovski, à Moscou en 1958, quelques semaines après le lancement du Spoutnik...

durée : 00:22:49 - Disques de légende du mercredi 30 octobre 2024 - Dans une perspective d'opposition entre les deux grandes suprématies, les Etats-Unis et la Russie soviétique, le pianiste américain Van Cliburn remporte le premier concours Tchaïkovski, à Moscou en 1958, quelques semaines après le lancement du Spoutnik...

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Has Van Cliburn's million selling 1958 recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 stood the test of time? Live performance from the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qROema2MDI. Link to the RCA studio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvenFtOB4-s

Connie plays the fiddle in Hank's bluegrass band, but keeps it a secret from her father, who wants her to go to Van Cliburn's violin academy. We apologize for the delayed release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Stephen's own words:Having spent a career as a guest conductor with over 100 orchestras and served as a Music Director with two orchestras, I have collected a wide variety of experiences. These experiences have included teaching conducting to Senator Joe Biden, conducting the seventh inning stretch for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973 for the national league Pennant and being interviewed on QVC and HSN. The memoirs are filled with musical as well as social stories about the travels that I have experienced. As the first American artist behind what was "the Iron Curtain" to travel around Pablo Escobars rancho, the memoirs are filled with annecdotes and stories about artists as well as locations. It has been a pleasure to commit to paper the stories with Ray Charles, Van Cliburn, me Ben E. King, Andre Watts, Itzhak Perlman and Martina MacBride.Learn more and/or buy the book (also available at amazon) at: https://www.stephengunzenhauser.com/Endless Mountain Music Festival Please leave a review or send us a Voice note letting us know what you enjoyed at:Back2Basics reconnecting to the essence of YOU (podpage.com)Follow us on IG and FB @Back2BasicsPodcast

durée : 00:14:02 - Le Disque classique du jour du jeudi 16 mai 2024 - Yunchan Lim, le plus jeune pianiste lauréat du Concours international de piano Van Cliburn en 2022, présente son premier album studio sur Decca Classics, nous offrant ainsi un enregistrement époustouflant des Études de Chopin

Introduction: In this episode, we delve into the profound journey of Mary Lou, a dedicated caregiver to her husband, the renowned artist and rocker, Nicholas ‘Nicky' Zann. Mary Lou candidly shares their story of navigating life with Lewy body dementia, shedding light on the challenges, resilience, and the importance of understanding and support. Key Points Covered: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia (LBD): Mary Lou describes how LBD differs from Alzheimer's, with fluctuating symptoms affecting memory and behavior. It's a condition affecting 1.4 million Americans and 11 million globally, though it remains relatively less known. The Caregiver's Perspective: Mary Lou emphasizes the need to meet the person with dementia where they are, suspending personal needs to prioritize theirs. Caregiving is described as improvisation, requiring adaptability and a willingness to accept failures. Lessons in Forgiveness and Vulnerability: She reflects on her book, “I Didn't See it Coming, Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia,” as a journey of reconciliation with herself as a caregiver. Forgiveness and vulnerability are central themes, offering insights into the complexities of caregiving. Nicky's Messages and Final Moments: Mary Lou shares Nicky's enduring messages and the profound experience of understanding his needs in his final moments. She highlights the transformative potential of grief, turning it into catharsis. Raising Awareness and Encouraging Support: Mary Lou advocates for greater awareness of Lewy body dementia, urging celebrities and public figures to help shine a light on this condition. She underscores the importance of creating supportive communities for family caregivers. Notable Quotes from Mary Lou: “You have to join the person where they are, you can't expect them to come to you in their former state. It's just not possible.” “Suspend what you need and give them what they need.” “Grief doesn't have to be your nemesis, it can be your catharsis.” Closing Thoughts: Mary Lou concludes by emphasizing the moments of light and hope amidst the challenges of caregiving. Her story serves as an inspiration and a call to action for increased understanding and support for those affected by Lewy body dementia. ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR Mary Lou Falcone is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Vienna Philharmonic. Combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness. Her late husband, the illustrator Nicky Zann, who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for this, her first book. Nicholas ‘Nicky' Zann, the inspiration for this book, was a popular 1950s rock 'n' roll musician who became a world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator, and painter. His work hangs in the permanent collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and the illustrations featured throughout this book come from his bestselling fortune-telling card game, The Answer Deck. Visit Mary Lou's website HERE. Buy her book HERE.

Welcome to an enlightening conversation with Jim Wilson, an award-winning Yamaha recording artist, concert piano technician, and author!As one of the most prominent and sought-after piano technicians in the world, Jim worked closely with big-name artists like Van Cliburn, Lang Lang, Chick Corea, Ivo Pogorelic, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Carole King, and Barbara Streisand to ensure their pianos were perfectly tuned and ready for both recording and live performances, whether at home or on stages around the globe.Tune in for an exhilarating upcoming episode where we'll dive into Jim's journey from a challenging childhood in Amarillo, Texas, to his status as a renowned musician and the go-to piano technician for the celebs!In our revealing interview, we'll cover:✅ Jim's experiences working on pianos for the world's most acclaimed artists in their homes and premier concert venues.✅ His friendships with legends like Chick Corea and Elton John.✅ The unique technical challenges Jim has faced while tuning pianos for renowned musicians.✅ Jim's role in pioneering the first MIDI adapter for acoustic pianos.✅ His impressive music career, including four Billboard Top-20 albums.✅ A sneak peek at his latest book, Tuned In - Memoirs of a Piano Man: Behind the Scenes with Music Legends and Finding the Artist Within

Es ist das Jahr 1958, die Hoch-Zeit des Kalten Kriegs: Die Sowjetunion veranstaltet in Moskau den ersten internationalen Tschaikowsky-Wettbewerb. Ausgerechnet der 23-jährige Amerikaner Van Cliburn triumphierte. Die Geschichte dieses Ausnahmepianisten beschreibt Stuart Isacoff in seinem Buch „Als die Welt innehielt, um zuzuhören“.

Classical music publicist, educator, performer, and dementia advocate Mary Lou Falcone joins Being Patient Live Talks to discuss her book, I Didn't See It Coming. In this memoir of “love, loss, and Lewy Body dementia,” Falcone details the caregiving journey for her late husband, Nicholas ‘Nicky' Zann, whose illustrations introduce each chapter. Falcone is an internationally known classical music publicist/strategist who has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists like Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, and James Taylor for fifty years. She's also advised institutions like Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Vienna Philharmonic. Combining her communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now advocates for Lewy body dementia awareness by sharing her story. Watch the live talk to learn more about her caregiving journey with Lewy Body dementia and her experience writing this memoir. ___ If you loved watching this Live Talk, visit our website to find more of our Alzheimer's coverage and subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beingpatient.com/ Follow Being Patient: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Being_Patient_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingpatientvoices/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingpatientalzheimers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/being-patient

01. SYNC24 - Adrift in Time (Remastered Version 2023) 02. Ray West feat. O.C. - Dreams Part 2 03. ҎΔЯΔƊ༏Ϩ༏Ø - ɃΔ༏ĹΔƝƊØ 04. Koop - Beyond The Son 05. Две - Объективных Вещи 06. Гимн Непала (слова Прадип Кумар Рай - музыка Гурунг Амбаре) 07. Varg - Mount Analogue 08. Hermit Knight - flora 09. Masahiko Togashi Quartet - Presage 10. Heathered Pearls - Orange Fatigue 11. Codona - Codona 12. テレヴァペ - 魂の分離 13. Future Museums - Cosmic Winds Reprise 14. max würden - fathom 15. Sky Flying By - Under That Night Sky 16. Ray West feat. O.C, Party Arty & Abdul Jabar - Images 17. t.raumschmiere - eterna 2 18. Van Cliburn, Concert 25.06.1965 in Great Hall of Leningrad Philharmonic - Liszt 19. Hermit Knight - as the roots fail 20. ümit han - nirgends 21. Sky Flying By - December 22. reich & würden & alex linster & joel jaffe - orbit 23. ALIO DIE - Ascending ladder 24. Метео ТВ - Прогноз погоды РТР-Россия-1 1996-2009 25. blank gloss - weedless hook 26. Hermit Knight - the subtle art of escapism 27. Demo vs. Gaia - Солнышко в Туване (Bobina 2011 Mashup)(Denis Zhitkov Extended Miх) 28. Sky Flying By - The World In A Painter's Cup 29. Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman 30. Пикник - Глаза очерчены углём 31. Bateau X. - Maitre, Maitre 32. улица восток - Зачем нужна красота 33. FEATHERED SUN, Jo.Ke, Chris Schwarzwälder - Miraflores 34. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting (Acoustic version) 35. АВЕГА - контроль 36. Зубарев А. - Вы не любите скромных мужчин

My co-host , Don, and I have been blessed with so many amazing guests, but truth be told, our 81st guest, Mary Lou Falcone , ranks as one of our very favorites!! We fell in love with this EXTRAORDINARY woman and we have no doubt you will, too.For over 50 years, Mary  helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic. Then combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness.Mary became a caregiver when her father had a massive stroke. She was 10 years old. The experience prepared her for the day, many years later, when her husband, a world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and 1950s rocker, Nicholas 'Nicky' Zann, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).  Nicky, who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for Mary's first book,  I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia.     "Mary Lou Falcone is an expert storyteller. After years of telling other people's stories, she now tells her own compelling story." Friend and client, James Taylor. In her memoir of love, loss, and Lewy body dementia (LBD), Mary Lou Falcone takes readers on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears, making stops along the way for music, romance, and surprises. Written to inspire and give hope, Mary Lou unflinchingly shares in detail her late husband's struggle with LBD, providing informative, compassionate, and inspiring insights into dementia. As she emerges transformed and energized, so will you after reading I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia . Learn about Lewy Body Dementia, why it is difficult to diagnose, and the special challenges faced by caregivers. Enjoy Episode 81!!Love conquers alz,Susie xoSupport the showJOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR NURSING HOME REFORM BY SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF OUR DOCUMENTARY "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE" BY MAKING A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL CONSUMER VOICE HERE or GO FUND ME Follow us on Twitter, FB, IG, & TiK Tok

My co-host , Don, and I have been blessed with so many amazing guests, but truth be told, our 81st guest, Mary Lou Falcone , ranks as one of our very favorites!! We fell in love with this EXTRAORDINARY woman and we have no doubt you will, too. For over 50 years, Mary helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic. Then combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness. Mary became a caregiver when her father had a massive stroke. She was 10 years old. The experience prepared her for the day, many years later, when her husband, a world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and 1950s rocker, Nicholas 'Nicky' Zann, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Nicky, who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for Mary's first book, I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia. "Mary Lou Falcone is an expert storyteller. After years of telling other people's stories, she now tells her own compelling story." Friend and client, James Taylor. In her memoir of love, loss, and Lewy body dementia (LBD), Mary Lou Falcone takes readers on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears, making stops along the way for music, romance, and surprises. Written to inspire and give hope, Mary Lou unflinchingly shares in detail her late husband's struggle with LBD, providing informative, compassionate, and inspiring insights into dementia. As she emerges transformed and energized, so will you after reading I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia . Learn about Lewy Body Dementia, why it is difficult to diagnose, and the special challenges faced by caregivers. Enjoy Episode 81!! Love conquers alz, Susie xo Support the show JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR NURSING HOME REFORM BY SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF OUR DOCUMENTARY "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE" BY MAKING A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL CONSUMER VOICE HERE or GO FUND ME Follow us on Twitter, FB, IG, & TiK Tok

Following his 2020 studio album, “Mozart,” this new recording features a repertoire by Rachmaninoff, the composer whose works played a pivotal role in Yekwon Sunwoo's Van Cliburn victory. The release also coincides with the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth. Yekwon Sunwoo curated the album to include pieces that best represent the composer's brilliance.TracklistSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)1 – 23 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)24 Liebesleid (Arr. Rachmaninoff for Piano)Sergei Rachmaninoff25 Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 226 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante (Transcr. Volodos for Piano) 27 Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 28 – 37 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Today on the podcast, you'll hear from Mary Lou Falcone, Founder and owner of M.L. Falcone, Public Relations Mary Lou Falcone is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic.  Combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds another layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness.  Her late husband, the illustrator Nicky Zann who died from LBD in 2020, was the catalyst for this her first book. This conversation was so inspiring to me - Mary Lou has SO MUCH wisdom to share for musicians today about seeing opportunities, about learning on the job, about taking agency, about integrity and kindness and paying it forward. She has such beautiful words about caregiving, and she relates it so beautifully to what we do in so many realms of our lives. I wanted her to keep talking forever.   The book, I Didn't See it Coming, came out October 3 and I recommend it highly, but first please listen to this beautiful conversation. Mary Lou's website is https://maryloufalcone.com/   Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical!  Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! Or you could hop on a short call with me to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!  

My guest today is Mary Lou Falcone, author of the book, “I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia”. In this memoir, Mary Lou takes readers on a freeing journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears, making stops along the way for music, romance, and surprises.    Written to inspire and give hope, Mary Lou unflinchingly shares in detail her late husband's struggle with LBD, providing informative, compassionate, and inspiring insights into dementia.    Mary Lou Falcone is an internationally known classical music publicist/strategist. Who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists from Van Cliburn to James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, and symphonies and orchestras from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York as well as the Vienna Philharmonic.     I would like to shine a light on Mary Lou's late husband, Nicholas ‘Nicky' Zann. He was the inspiration for her book. He was a popular 1950s rock 'n' roll musician who became a world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator, and painter.     His work hangs in the permanent collection of London's Victoria & Albert Museum, and the illustrations featured throughout her book come from his bestselling fortune-telling card game The Answer Deck.  . #lewybodydementia #lewybodydisease #dementia #alzheimersdisease #mentalhealth #wellness #robinwilliams #estellegetty #medicine #publicrelations #newbook #illustrator #artist #classicalmusic #jamestaylor #vancliburn

My guest today is Mary Lou Falcone, author of the book, “I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia”. In this memoir, Mary Lou takes readers on a freeing journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears, making stops along the way for music, romance, and surprises.    Written to inspire and give hope, Mary Lou unflinchingly shares in detail her late husband's struggle with LBD, providing informative, compassionate, and inspiring insights into dementia.    Mary Lou Falcone is an internationally known classical music publicist/strategist. Who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists from Van Cliburn to James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall, and symphonies and orchestras from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York as well as the Vienna Philharmonic.     I would like to shine a light on Mary Lou's late husband, Nicholas ‘Nicky' Zann. He was the inspiration for her book. He was a popular 1950s rock 'n' roll musician who became a world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator, and painter.     His work hangs in the permanent collection of London's Victoria & Albert Museum, and the illustrations featured throughout her book come from his bestselling fortune-telling card game The Answer Deck.  . #lewybodydementia #lewybodydisease #dementia #alzheimersdisease #mentalhealth #wellness #robinwilliams #estellegetty #medicine #publicrelations #newbook #illustrator #artist #classicalmusic #jamestaylor #vancliburn

Mary Lou Falcone is the Queen of Classical Music PR and Strategy. Over a 50+ year career she has represented many world famous artists including Van Cliburn, Renee Fleming, Sir Georg Solti and James Taylor. She has also represented and advised many classical music institutions including Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic. She has now written a book and become an advocate for Lewy Body Dementia, a condition that took her husband, called "I Didn't See It Coming". My featured song is “My Love” from Robert's album Bobby M and the Paisley Parade. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click hereTo Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Mary Lou:www.maryloufalcone.comHer book: I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia  Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

Chris Meek welcomes Tom Sterner to Next Steps Forward. Tom is best known as the founder and CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute. In addition to those roles, he is a successful entrepreneur, an expert in Present Moment Functioning, and an in-demand speaker who works with industry groups and high-performance individuals, including athletes, to help them operate effectively in high-stress situations so that they can achieve new levels of mastery. He has brought clarity to thousands so they can accomplish more with less effort, in less time and with less stress. He's the author of the bestseller “The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life, “Fully Engaged: Using the Practicing Mind in Daily Life,” and “It's Just A Thought: Emotional Freedom Through Deliberate Thinking.” Before founding The Practicing Mind Institute, he served as the chief concert piano technician for a major performing arts center, preparing instruments for the most-demanding performances. During his 25-year tenure, he personally worked with such legendary performers as Van Cliburn, Pavarotti, Andre Watts, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt and Wynton Marasalis. Those who tune in to this hour of Next Steps Forward will come away from the program with a better sense of how to navigate high stress situations and how to accomplish more with less effort.

Chris Meek welcomes Tom Sterner to Next Steps Forward. Tom is best known as the founder and CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute. In addition to those roles, he is a successful entrepreneur, an expert in Present Moment Functioning, and an in-demand speaker who works with industry groups and high-performance individuals, including athletes, to help them operate effectively in high-stress situations so that they can achieve new levels of mastery. He has brought clarity to thousands so they can accomplish more with less effort, in less time and with less stress. He's the author of the bestseller “The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life, “Fully Engaged: Using the Practicing Mind in Daily Life,” and “It's Just A Thought: Emotional Freedom Through Deliberate Thinking.” Before founding The Practicing Mind Institute, he served as the chief concert piano technician for a major performing arts center, preparing instruments for the most-demanding performances. During his 25-year tenure, he personally worked with such legendary performers as Van Cliburn, Pavarotti, Andre Watts, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt and Wynton Marasalis. Those who tune in to this hour of Next Steps Forward will come away from the program with a better sense of how to navigate high stress situations and how to accomplish more with less effort.

Un Día Como Hoy 12 de Julio: Acontece: 1493: Hartman Schedel publica la Crónica de Núremberg, uno de los primeros libros realizados por la imprenta. Nace: 1895: Kirsten Flagstad, soprano noruega (f. 1962). 1934: Van Cliburn, músico estadounidense. Fallece: 1536: Erasmo de Róterdam, escritor y filósofo neerlandés (n. 1466). Conducido por Joel Almaguer. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2023

La lunga e appassionante storia delle orchestre e delle sale da concerto nell'america del novecento, tra grandi tournèe, musica da film, musical e luoghi storici. Con la partecipazione di Leonard Bernstein, i fratelli Sherman, Van Cliburn, Harry Belafonte, John Williams, Richard Rodgers and many more! Conduce il vostro affezionatissimo Carlo Centemeri.

The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis in 1967. They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", "Choo Choo Train," and "Soul Deep" and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum; and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman. Vocalist Alex Chilton went on to front the power pop band Big Star and to launch a career as a solo artist, during which he occasionally performed songs he had sung with the Box Tops.The Box Tops' music combined elements of soul music and light pop. Their records are prime examples of the styles made popular by Moman and Penn at American Sound Studio in Memphis. Many of their lesser known Top 40 hits, including "Neon Rainbow", "I Met Her in Church", and "Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March", are considered minor classics. As rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in a review of the group's Super Hits album, "A song like 'Soul Deep' is obvious enough, a patented commercial sound, yet within these strictures it communicates with a depth and sincerity of feeling that holds the attention and brings you back often."Bill CunninghamBorn January 23, 1950, Memphis Tennessee.Plays bass (both bass guitar and upright bass), cello, piano, and organ.Bill's father was a SUN recording artist and worked with Sam Phillips at SUN studio intermittently from 1953-61. He first recorded under the name Buddy Cunningham and later under the name Buddy Blake. Buddy was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as the first percussionist on an Elvis Presley record. That session at SUN took place September 10, 1954 and included the following songs:‘Tomorrow Night, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin'), Just Because, Satisfied, Good Rockin' Tonight, I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine'Musicians: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black; Doug Poindexter – guitar, Buddy Cunningham – drum soundsBill's older brother, B.B. Cunningham Jr., was a member of The Hombres and sang and co-wrote the hit ‘Let It All Hang Out.' He played bass for Jerry Lee Lewis for almost 15 years.Bill played various instruments in a number of early 1960s Memphis bands, before joining the group that eventually became The Box Tops. One of these bands, The Jynx, included Chris Bell (who later founded Big Star). Between The Jynx and The Box Tops Bill played with another Memphis group called The Jokers, which included Richard Rosebrough who later would play on a number of Big Star, Alex Chilton, and Chris Bell recordings.Bill remained a member of the Box Tops until September of 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance (upright bass).Though Bill virtually vanished from the pop music scene after he left the Box Tops, he rose in the ranks of classical musicians, playing in many symphony orchestras and in ballet and opera companies throughout the Midsouth while attending university. During this period he backed in performance artists as diverse as Eddy Arnold, Van Cliburn, Isaac Hayes, the Romeros (Spanish guitarists), and Dionne Warwick.For a brief period Bill became a resident of Germany and worked, studied, and traveled in many European countries.During work on his Masters Degree in music (back in the United States), Bill worked with Chris Bell at Ardent Studio, providing the string arrangement for Chris' “You And Your Sister. ” Around this period, Bill competed with numerous bassists from across the country for an opening in the White House orchestra in Washington, DC. He won and moved to Washington. In the mid to late 1970s, he played for most White House dinners, receptions, and special quest performances for Presidents Ford and Carter and for many State Department celebrations for Secretaries of State Kissinger and Vance. During this period Bill played for numerous dignitaries, including the Queens of England and Holland, as well as various heads of states from around the world. Also, during this period Bill recorded sound tracks for a number of TV specials, including some with Jim Henson and the Muppets.Throughout his classical music career he played with many of the world's best known performers and conductors. For example, Bill's last classical-music public performance was backing Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman in a White House celebration at the signing of the Camp David Accord ( the Middle East peace agreement signed by Sadat, Begin, and Carter).In 1979, Bill was studying in Philadelphia with Roger Scott, the principal bassist of the Philadelphia Philharmonic, when he decided to change professions. This shift led to a MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree in international business and to a profession that assists with U.S. bilateral and multilateral trade issues.In 1996, Bill played the principal role in reforming the original Box Tops. He played bass and shared responsibility for keyboard parts with John on the ‘Tear Off' album. Bill toured with the group from 1997-2010, holding down the bottom end on stage with his bass lines.In 2015, Bill teamed up with Gary to bring back The Box Tops' music to audiences, playing bass and sharing vocal responsibilities.

Synopsis Imagine that you are playing for high stakes on a TV quiz show and here's your question: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's “Piano Concerto No. 1” had its world premiere performance in what city? a) Moscow b) St. Petersburg c) Budapest d) Boston Is that your final answer? If you chose d) Boston, you would have been a winner! Tchaikovsky finished his First Piano Concerto in the early months of 1875, and the work received its very first performance on October 25th that year at the Music Hall in Boston. The orchestra was a freelance group, mostly members of the Harvard Musical Association — the Boston Symphony wouldn't be founded until six years later. The conductor of the Tchaikovsky premiere was one B.J. Lang -- hardly a name most classical music lovers would recognize today -- but the soloist was world-class: the famous German pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow. In his day, Bülow was one of the great champions of new music, and Tchaikovsky dedicated his new Piano Concerto to Bulow after his one-time teacher, Nicolai Rubinstein, a famous Russian concert pianist and conductor in his own right, had said the piece was unplayable. Von Bülow proved him wrong, and was able to telegraph Tchaikovsky from Boston that his new concerto had been a big success. Music Played in Today's Program Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Piano Concerto No. 1 Van Cliburn, piano; RCA Symphony; Kirill Kondrashin, conductor. Philips 456 748

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 29, 2022 is: brouhaha • BROO-hah-hah • noun Brouhaha is a synonym of both uproar and hubbub, and can mean "a noisy confusion of sound" or "state of commotion." // A brouhaha erupted over the bill, even though the opposing party stood to gain just as much from its passage. See the entry > Examples: “An international piano competition back in 1958—the Tchaikovsky, in Moscow—made Texas-raised Van Cliburn an overnight international celebrity. In the height of Cold War tensions, his face was splashed across front pages, and he was feted with a ticker tape parade on Wall Street. No classical music competition anywhere stirs up that kind of brouhaha today.” — Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News, 26 May 2022 Did you know? The English language borrowed brouhaha directly from French in the late 18th century, but its origins beyond that are uncertain—not quite the subject of noisy brouhaha but perhaps more modest debate. What's less arguable is that brouhaha is fun to say, as are many of its synonyms, including hubbub, williwaw, hullabaloo, bobbery, and kerfuffle. And many of these, also like brouhaha, tend to suggest a certain judgment that the reason for all the foofaraw is a bit silly, or at least not worth getting all worked up about. A dad joke, for example, might raise some brouhaha, even though it's really no reason for an uproar to brew. Haha!

Am 18. Juni ging im texanischen Fort Worth der 16. Internationale Klavierwettbewerb Van Cliburn zu Ende - mit einem Finale, das aus einem Hollywood-Drehbuch stammen könnte. Die sechs Finalisten kommen aus Russland, der Ukraine, Belrus, Südkorea und den USA. Die Wettbewerbsleitung hatte sich im Vorfeld explizit dagegen ausgesprochen, Teilnehmer aus politischen Gründen auszuschließen.

We take on one of the most difficult piano concertos in the repertoire, Rachmaninoff's Third - which is coming to the Peristyle courtesy of Van Cliburn gold medalist Olga Kern (pictured). Also, Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer (and BGSU grad) Jennifer Higdon joins us by phone to talk about her Concerto for Orchestra, also on the program. And, while we have her on the line, we test our luck with a "getting to know you" quiz all about Jennifer and her music!

The team sits down with Lori Miller, Director and Producer of Living Wine.Lori Miller, a Los Angeles-based producer/director, is known for her documentaries about arts and culture. As a producer, credits include They Came to Play about the inspirational stories of older amateur pianists rekindling their musical dreams, Shakespeare High which follows underserved teens who study Shakespeare and stay in school, and Virtuosity, about the Van Cliburn piano competition. As producer/director, Lori recently completed Day One, about a trauma-informed public school for teenage refugees. Living Wine, Lori's second documentary as producer/director, follows natural winemakers in Northern California through the 2020 fire season. Originally from New Haven, CT, Lori is a graduate of Barnard CollegeLiving Wine follows the journeys of natural winemakers in Northern California, during the largest wildfire season on record. Equal parts farmer, winemaker, and artist, they stay true to their ideals of creating exceptional wines made through innovative sustainable, and regenerative farming and without chemical additives. Eschewing the industrial agricultural practices of the corporate wine industry – our winemakers are healing the very environment they are surviving, i.e., a changing climate marked by rising temperatures, shorter growing seasons, and more frequent and virulent wildfires.Fandor on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fandorTwitter: https://twitter.com/FandorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandorfilmsTikTok: tiktok.com/@fandorfilms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Los conflictos y competencias entre Estados Unidos y Rusia parece que no acaban nunca. Riñas por territorio, por tener más aliados, por llegar primero a la luna entre otros. Pero en el episodio de Histeriadores les vamos a contar una buena historia de cuando el país de las barras y las estrellas les ganó en un concurso de piano, teniendo como protagonista a un joven llamado Van Cliburn y donde la ahora ex Unión Soviética tuvo que apretar los dientes y reconocer su grandeza, hazaña que prácticamente no ocurre nunca entre estas dos potencias.

Join us as Maestro Couturiaux and Ross Sivertsen chat with Van Cliburn gold medalist Jon Nakamatsu and RSO Concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins in preparation for our Season Finale Concert on Saturday, April 23rd!  

Synopsis In 1952, the West Point Military Band celebrated that famous military academy's Sesquicentennial by asking prominent composers to write celebratory works to mark the occasion. Among those who responded was the American composer Morton Gould, whose “West Point Symphony” received its premiere performance on today's date in 1952, at a gala concert featuring the West Point Academy. There are two movements in Gould's “West Point Symphony.” They are titled “Epitaphs” and “Marches,” and the composer himself provided these descriptive comments: “The first movement is lyrical and dramatic… The general character is elegiac. The second and final movement is lusty… the texture a stylization of marching tunes and parades cast in an array of embellishments and rhythmic variations… At one point,” concludes Gould, “there is a simulation of a Fife and Drum Corp, which, incidentally, was the instrumentation of the original West Point Band.” Of all the pieces written in honor of West Point's Sesquicentennial in 1952, Gould's Symphony is probably the best-known. The score of the West Point Symphony calls for a “marching machine,” but on this classic 1959 recording under the late Frederick Fennell, the required sound was provided by the very real marching feet of 120 Eastman School of Music students. Music Played in Today's Program Morton Gould (1913-1996) — West Point Symphony (Symphony for Band) (Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, cond.) Mercury 434 320 On This Day Births 1810 - French composer Felicien David, in Cadenet, Vaucluse; 1816 - English composer Sir William Sterndale Bennett, in Sheffield; 1938 - American composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski, in Westfield, Mass.; Deaths 1756 - Burial date of the German composer and keyboard virtuoso Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, age c. 29, in Dresden; 1826 - German composer Franz Danzi, age 62, in Schwetzingen; 1944 - French composer and pianist Cécile Chaminade, age 86, in Monte Carlo; Premieres 1742 - Handel: oratorio, "Messiah,"in Dublin (Gregorian date: April 24); 1789 - Mozart: Divertimento in Eb (K. 563) for string trio, in Dresden, by Anton Teiber (violin), Anton Kraft (cello), and the composer (viola); 1943 - Randall Thompson: "A Testament of Freedom" for men's voices and piano, at the University of Virginia; The orchestral version of this work premiered in Boston on April 6, 1945; 1952 - Morton Gould: Symphony No. 4 ("West Point Symphony") for band, during the West Point Military Academy Sesquicentennial Celebration in West Point, N.Y, by the Academy Band, with the composer conducting; 1961 - Luigi Nono: opera "Intolerance 1960," in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice; 1992 - Schnittke: opera "Life with an Idiot," in Amsterdam at the Dutch Opera; 1997 - Morten Lauridsen: "Lux Aeterna"for chorus and chamber orchestra, at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Paul Salamunovich conducting; 2000 - Danielpour: Piano Trio ("A Child's Reliquary"), at Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa, by the Kalichstein-Robinson-Laredo Trio; Others 1823 - Franz Liszt, age 11, performs at the Imperial Redoutensaal in Vienna; Legend has it that Beethoven attended this performance and planted a kiss on the young performer's forehead, but in fact Beethoven did not attend the concert; According to Liszt, the incident occurred a few days before at Beethoven's home, after Liszt had performed one of Beethoven's works; See Dec. 1, 1822, for Liszt's Vienna debut; 1896 - The American Guild of Organists is founded in New York City; 1958 - American pianist Van Cliburn wins the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the first American to do so. Links and Resources On Morton Gould

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 407, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Trivia 1: Subtitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". Dr. Strangelove. 2: An invitation to waltz, a Rogers and Astaire film, or a musical question in "The King and I". Shall We Dance?. 3: The names of these two movie elephants differ by just one letter. Dumbo and Jumbo. 4: In 1949's "Beyond the Forest", B. Davis uttered this famous line about the condition of her home. "What a dump!". 5: Ads for this 1971 Woody Allen film called it "More moving than prunes". Bananas. Round 2. Category: Christianity 1: The 7 virtues are temperance, fortitude, justice, prudence and this trio. Faith, hope and charity. 2: Often considered a "fallen angel", he leads his angels against Michael in Revelation. Satan. 3: Of 66, 166 or 666, the number of books in the King James Version of the Bible. 66. 4: In 1540 Pope Paul III approved this religious order begun by Ignatius Loyola. the Jesuits. 5: Born the son of slaves in 1760, Richard Allen became the first bishop and leader of this church, the AME, in 1816. African Methodist Episcopal church. Round 3. Category: Feel The "Burn" 1: To be Elvis impersonator, you need to cultivate these whiskers. sideburns. 2: Discomfort produced by stomach acid touching the lining of the esophagus. heartburn. 3: This university began as East Alabama Male College in 1856. Auburn. 4: JFK's 1962 State of the Union Address eulogized this Congressional legend known as "Mr. Sam". Rayburn. 5: 1958 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition winner. Van Cliburn. Round 4. Category: Name The Sport 1: One team member runs post patterns and buttonhooks. football. 2: 4 teammates, a safety zone, a 40 yard mark, goal posts. polo. 3: Scissors kick, corner kick, header. soccer. 4: 4 teammates, a house, a hog line, a tee line. curling. 5: Goal throw, sink, swim-off. water polo. Round 5. Category: Cool "Aid" 1: To interweave 3 or more strands. braid. 2: A constant runner-up is said to be "always" one of these women. a bridesmaid. 3: Australian port city at the mouth of the Torrens River. Adelaide. 4: Purchased ahead of time, like some legal services. prepaid. 5: To have attacked from ambush in order to seize, rob, or slay. waylaid. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

We are hosting the 67th Kosciusko Piano Competition! Over the years, many outstanding musicians have been associated with the competition, including Van Cliburn, Ian Hobson, Murray Perahia, Myung-shun Chung, Kevin Kenner, and Kirill Getstein. The Competition was held February 25-27. The convergence of these talented artists playing in our contemplative church with its wonderful acoustic properties provided an exciting and memorable experience. These semifinal and final performances, and more, are still available to be seen virtually via YouTube at http://stanndc.org/music

Privet iz Moskvy! It's Oscar noms time - Brian, Christine & Clay share their thoughts (8:15). And Clay profiles his hometown hero Van Cliburn (20:00). Plus - our Medals of the Week (42:05). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Cliburn Russian state television broadcast of Van Cliburn's 1958 performance: https://youtu.be/r9aKbfnMSrY twitter.com/limbaughpodcast Logo design by Olga Shcheglova www.olgashcheglova.com Theme song by Clay Russell

RCA Red Seal Album Liszt - Liebestraum Chopin - "Minute" Waltz Beethoven - Fur Elise Mozart - Turkish March Debussy - Reverie Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C-sharp minor Debussy - Clair de lune Brahms - Waltz in A-flat Schubert - Moment Musical No. 3 Schumann - Traumerei Tchaikovsky - Barcarolle MacDowell - To a Wild Rose Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu Purchase the music (without talk) at:The World's Favorite Piano Music - Van Cliburn (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 250, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Austria 1: In order to gain independence in 1955, Austria agreed to observe this type of foreign policy. Neutrality. 2: The president is head of state while the person holding this official title is head of the government. Chancellor. 3: Austria's basic unit of currency, it sounds just like an obsolete coin in Britain. Schilling. 4: In his childhood, Franz Schubert sang with the Imperial Court Chapel Choir, which is now known as this. The Vienna Boys' Choir. 5: The Bundesrat and the Nationalrat aren't Austria's mascots but these. Houses of Parliament. Round 2. Category: Historic Homes 1: Woodlawn in Virginia was the home of this president's step-granddaughter Nellie Custis. George Washington. 2: The home of Mary Pickersgill, who made the star-spangled banner that waved over Fort McHenry, is in this MD. city. Baltimore. 3: Moss-draped oak trees surround Shadows-On-The-Teche, one of this state's most famous plantations. Louisiana. 4: This Scottish castle, a private residence of the Queen of England, stands on the right bank of the River Dee. Balmoral. 5: A window of The Old Manse in Concord, Mass. still bears the diamond-engraved signatures of this author and his wife. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Round 3. Category: Feel The "Burn" 1: To be Elvis impersonator, you need to cultivate these whiskers. sideburns. 2: Discomfort produced by stomach acid touching the lining of the esophagus. heartburn. 3: This university began as East Alabama Male College in 1856. Auburn. 4: JFK's 1962 State of the Union Address eulogized this Congressional legend known as "Mr. Sam". Rayburn. 5: 1958 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition winner. Van Cliburn. Round 4. Category: Oj (Orange Juice) Thesaurus 1: Tropicana's Grovestand OJ doesn't have lots of mash, but "lots of" this. pulp. 2: This synonym for "unadulterated" or "chaste" is a big part of orange juice marketing. pure. 3: Instead of "frozen focused orange juice", the USDA uses this synonym for "focus". concentrated. 4: OJ has these vitamins and minerals needed in the diet; Roget's Thesaurus lists the word with "indispensable". essential. 5: This orange juice- and rum-based cocktail could be called a "southern farmer's left jab". planter's punch. Round 5. Category: Rock On! 1: Test the mineral olivenite and it will leave a streak of this color. Green. 2: It's the term for small rocks or stones used for paths or for making concrete. Gravel. 3: Of sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous, it's the type of rock formed when it cools and solidifies. Igneous. 4: This very hard quartz is struck against steel to make sparks when starting a fire. Flint. 5: It's a large rock fragment greater than 8 inches in diameter or a Colorado resort city NW of Denver. Boulder. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Today is the 87th birthday of the exceptionally talented pianist Van Cliburn. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. Music: Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Van Cliburn) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/12/happy-87th-birthday-van-cliburn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/waldina/message

Un Día Como Hoy 12 de Julio: Acontece: 1493: Hartmann Schedel publica la Crónica de Núremberg, uno de los primeros libros realizados por la imprenta. Nace: 1895: Kirsten Flagstad, soprano noruega (f. 1962). 1934: Van Cliburn, músico estadounidense. Fallece: 1536: Erasmo de Róterdam, escritor y filósofo neerlandés (n. 1466). Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2021

Inspired by violinist Niccolo Paganini, Franz Liszt became a piano superstar. Many classical music superstars followed, including Jan Paderewski, Jenny Lind, Van Cliburn, Enrico Caruso, Yo-Yo Ma and Lang Lang.

Als Tschaikowsky sein gerade frisch fertig gewordenes Klavierkonzert einem Freund vorspielt, lässt der kein gutes Haar an dem Werk. Doch der Komponist lässt sich nicht beirren. Heute ist es eines der beliebtesten Klavierkonzerte überhaupt und das triumphale Anfangsthema fester Bestandteil der Popkultur. (Autor: Michael Lohse)

Steinway Immortal Van Cliburn and legacy of classical music in America

He had a whale of a career, didn't he. Like many of my guests, Paul Linnman got his foot in the door of Portland television with hard work on the ground floor. In Paul's case, he was a student at PSU, sports editor at the campus newspaper, while editing film at KATU at night. It was there, in the turbulent 60s, that he realized the power of journalism and the truth in storytelling. And man does he have stories-- the best in this podcast has nothing to do with a whale and explosive overkill. It's driving piano virtuoso, Van Cliburn, to and from a concert in Eugene- with City Commissioner Mildred Schwab. And then there is the good news/bad news when you get replaced by Oprah. Paul has done it all in Portland TV, print, and radio. And I learned we have at least this in common-- we were both cussed out by a newspaper columnist, and not the same one.

Welcome to the Just Trivia podcast episode 14, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. The category is: From Book To Tv. Question 1: In 1979 this James Jones novel was a miniseries with Steve Railsback in Montgomery Clift's movie role The answer is: . From Here to Eternity Question 2: Christopher Plummer narrated a 1993 Family Channel series about this Paris schoolgirl The answer is: Madeline. Question 3: This 1994 miniseries based on a Stephen King book depicts the aftermath of a devastating plague The answer is: . The Stand Question 4: Pamela Sue Martin, who played this sleuth, left her show when it was merged with the Hardy Boys' The answer is: Nancy Drew. Question 5: He played fictional hero Perry Mason off and on from 1957 until his death in 1993 The answer is: Raymond Burr. Round 2. The category is: Nearly Useless Information. Question 1: It has the shortest name of the 7 continents The answer is: Asia. Question 2: Currently, the only 2 countries in the world that begin with the letter Z The answer is: Zambia and Zimbabwe. Question 3: By last name, he's alphabetically last on a list of U.S. presidents The answer is: Woodrow Wilson. Question 4: They're the 2 of Snow White's 7 dwarves whose names don't end in "Y" The answer is: Bashful and Doc. Question 5: The number of eyes visible on the back of the U.S. $1 bill The answer is: 2. Round 3. The category is: The Kennedy Center. Question 1: The Kennedy Center presented a series of one-act plays as "Five by Tenn", a reference to this playwright The answer is: Tennessee Williams. Question 2: In 2005 the Kennedy Center awarded this "wild and crazy guy" the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor The answer is: Steve Martin. Question 3: On Dec. 23, 2003 the inaugural event of the newly renovated Opera House was the Kirov dancing this ballet The answer is: . The Nutcracker Question 4: A 2005 concert at the Kennedy Center paid tribute to the 90th anniversary of the birth of this jazz "Lady" The answer is: Billie Holiday. Question 5: This American pianist who took Moscow (& the world) by storm in 1958 received a Kennedy Center honor in 2001 The answer is: Van Cliburn. Round 4. The category is: Off Course, Off Course. Question 1: Verrazano discovered this Rhode Island bay but made a bad turn and disappeared in Central America The answer is: Narragansett Bay. Question 2: On Oct. 12, 1492 he thought he'd reached Asia; in fact, the closest he ever got was an Aegean island as a young man The answer is: Christopher Columbus. Question 3: This doctor found Victoria Falls but never discovered the source of the Nile The answer is: Dr. Livingstone. Question 4: He named the ocean "Pacific" after many turbulent detours in South America while searching for Asia The answer is: (Ferdinand) Magellan. Question 5: In 1999 software and navigation issues kept the Polar Lander and the Climate Orbiter from exploring this planet The answer is: Mars. Round 5. The category is: Mythological Women. Question 1: In Egyptian mythology, she was the mother of Horus, the sky god The answer is: Isis. Question 2: Just like their sisters the Pleiades, the Hyades were changed into a cluster of these The answer is: stars. Question 3: This 6-he

durée : 00:58:35 - van Cliburn joue Beethoven - par : Aurélie Moreau - Van Cliburn a connu une célébrité planétaire en remportant à 23 ans, en pleine guerre froide, le premier concours Tchaïkovski organisé par l'Union soviétique. Il a été le seul musicien classique à bénéficier de la traditionnelle "ticker-tape parade" de New York en 1958 réservé aux héros nationaux. - réalisé par : Louise Loubrieu

Thomas M. Sterner is the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. As a successful entrepreneur, he is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF tm. He is a popular and in-demand speaker who works with high-performance individuals including, athletes, industry groups and individuals, helping them to operate effectively within high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery. As an expert Present Moment Functioning Coach, Thomas has brought clarity to thousands regarding how they can accomplish more with less effort, in the least amount of time and with greatly reduced stress. Top media outlets such as NPR, Fox News, and Forbes have sought his advice. He is the author of the best seller The Practicing Mind (New World Library 2012). Prior to founding The Practicing Mind Institute he served as the Chief Concert Piano Technician for a major performing arts center preparing instruments for the most demanding performances. During his 25 year tenure as a high-level technician, he personally worked for industry giants such as Van Cliburn, Pavarotti, Andre Watts, Ray Charles, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and many more. An accomplished musician and composer he has also worked in the visual arts and as a recording studio engineer. To be fully engaged in life means that we have clear goals as well as the focus and skills to accomplish those goals with ease and a sense of calm awareness. In his first book, The Practicing Mind, which remains a bestseller in its category, Thomas Sterner set out clear guidelines for developing focus and discipline to achieve any life goal. As Tom traveled and spoke about the book, he kept track of the questions readers and participants at his seminars asked. The answers to those questions — or more accurately, the exploration of those questions — became the basis of Fully Engaged. Connect with Thomas Sterner: https://tomsterner.com/bio/ https://thepracticingmindinstitute.com/personal-coaching/ Get the books: https://www.amazon.com/Fully-Engaged-Using-Practicing-Daily-ebook/dp/B01LWUM9C5 Connect with Nick Holderbaum: Health Coaching: https://www.primalosophy.com/ Nick Holderbaum's Weekly Newsletter: Sunday Goods (T): @primalosophy (IG): @primalosophy iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-primalosophy-podcast/id1462578947 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBn7jiHxx2jzXydzDqrJT2A

We take on one of the most difficult piano concertos in the repertoire, Rachmaninoff's Third - which is coming to the Peristyle courtesy of Van Cliburn gold medalist Olga Kern (pictured). Also, Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer (and BGSU grad) Jennifer Higdon joins us by phone to talk about her Concerto for Orchestra, also on the program. And, while we have her on the line, we test our luck with a "getting to know you" quiz all about Jennifer and her music!

We take on one of the most difficult piano concertos in the repertoire, Rachmaninoff's Third - which is coming to the Peristyle courtesy of Van Cliburn gold medalist Olga Kern (pictured). Also, Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer (and BGSU grad) Jennifer Higdon joins us by phone to talk about her Concerto for Orchestra, also on the program. And, while we have her on the line, we test our luck with a "getting to know you" quiz all about Jennifer and her music!

Robert Thies first captured worldwide attention in 1995 when he became the only American pianist to win first prize in a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn won in Moscow in 1958. Robert’s playing is featured in The Life of Pi, Concussion, Fracture, Fifty Shades Freed, and many others. Hear from the man behind the music in this Artist Spotlight episode, including Robert’s source of inspiration, and latest creative outlets. Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/episode21   Facebook Page Instagram LinkedIn  

Van Cliburn was one of the best classical pianists ever as well as the beloved Tall Texan whom the Russians loved during the Cold War. Kevin and Kyle highlight this humble Fort Worth hero for his wonderful gift, his humility, and his encouragement for generations to come to love the gift of music. Enjoy!

Van Cliburn was one of the best classical pianists ever as well as the beloved Tall Texan whom the Russians loved during the Cold War. Kevin and Kyle highlight this humble Fort Worth hero for his wonderful gift, his humility, and his encouragement for generations to come to love the gift of music. Enjoy!

In terms of identifying and cultivating a cultural identity here in Shreveport, this is the most important conversation we’ve recorded. Grant Nuckolls, proprietor of Twisted Root and Jacquelyn’s, interviews Winston Hall, a local musician, songwriter, and historian. These two have known each other for a few years and have a passion for our local historical music scene - from Huddie Ledbetter to Van Cliburn to James Burton, the Hayride, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Elvis leaving the building and Stan’s Records selling to Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) in Minnesota . . . “It’s in the dirt” says Winston Hall. Shreveport history, Louisiana history, American history, and world history were made with the music that originated here in Bottoms blues clubs, music that Elvis heard, that the Beatles heard, and sounds that were broadcast around the country on the KWKH Hayride. So listen in and pay close attention to the discussion of a Shreveport Music Museum. We deserve to think better of ourselves and celebrate our history. WHY BUILD IT? The tourists are already coming, WHY NOT build it?

Il 12 luglio 1934 nasce a Shreveport (Louisiana) Van Cliburn.

Beethoven Piano Concerto #5, Brahms 2nd Symphony

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.- Albert Einstein There are at least 200 working days a year. If you commit to doing a simple marketing item just once each day, at the end of the year you've built a mountain.- Seth Godin* Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.- Steve Jobs Complexity to Simplicity: The Transformational Leader Creates Clarity Our world already has too many choices. I can remember when we only had the telephone to contact people. In fact, when we needed to call long distance, we needed to have the operator place the call. It was a big deal when we could dial 1 to make a long distance call. Then we got FAX machines. We could send documents over phone lines. This saved sending packages by special delivery mail. Then, the next big deal was email! This was an amazing breakthrough allowing us to communicate with people around the globe. Then came pagers. Then we got cell phones. Then came texting. We kept adding things and not taking away anything. More is not better. We are bombarded each day with so many messages that it's difficult to discern what's important. We live in a mostly over-stimulated world. In music masterworks, some of the most profound moments are those with complete silence or a passage that's pianissimo, following a loud, dramatic passage. There's unique power in the quiet times and the times of silence. It's in silent, quiet times that the presence of God is most felt, not in noisy praise sessions. It’s the leader’s duty and delight to pay attention to what’s happening and how it happens and separate the noise from the essential messages. It’s the leader's job to make the complex simple. This is not a simple task. Cutting through the noise and confusion takes focus, concentration, and a lot of effort. Like the Jobs quote above points out, it’s hard work making things simple. When I was a young piano student, I heard Van Cliburn play a solo concert in Atlanta, Georgia. I was so impressed that he made playing the piano seem easy. It appeared easy because he had practiced. He had done the hard work. He had prepared in order to release his creative energy in performance. Mozart’s music is seemly simple, however it’s so transparent that every note is exposed. It’s delicacy in motion. It’s difficult, not in playing lots of notes, but in precision. Paderewski was known to have said that playing Mozart was simple for the student and very difficult for the teacher. In other words, the simple is difficult. We want to hide behind complexity as leaders to protect our deficiencies, our insecurities, and our lack of knowledge. Leadership is identifying our gaps. Leadership is asking questions and not knowing all the answers. Leadership is about integrity, honesty, and open communications. We get things done and we know how things get done. If we don’t know, we find out how. When the musical conductor prepares for a rehearsal, they spend 2 to 3 hours preparing for each hour of rehearsal. There’s no substitute for preparation. To get to simple takes work. It takes lots of work. The complexity of leadership is in being able to make things simple so others can follow. We want stimulation. * http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/09/the-simple-power-of-one-a-day.html

Inspired by violinist Niccolo Paganini, Franz Liszt became a piano superstar. Many classical music superstars followed, including Jan Paderewski, Jenny Lind, Van Cliburn, Enrico Caruso, Yo-Yo Ma and Lang Lang.

In this University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-produced show, UTRGV professor Dr. W. F. Strong shares bits of Texas lore and history. (Recorded April 18, 2017)

American pianist Van Cliburn (1934-2013) will forever be remembered for one phenomenal Cold War moment. Everyone knew the 23-year-old from Texas was good, but no one expected him to steal the show in Moscow 60 years ago. (Produced in 2008) Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

Dreamers2Makers Podcast | Guest: Sean Chen Hosted by Mike Dawson (Songwriter, Composer, STEAM Advocate) EP002 Pianist Sean Chen is the Third Prize Winner 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He is also the recipient of the DeHaan Classical Fellowship as the winner of the 2013 American Pianists Award The NEW YORK TIMES says that Mr. Chen has piano artistry that is “alluring and colorfully shaded ” and the LA TIMES goes on to say that this Van Cliburn medalist is “genuinely sensitive.” Music Tracks: Sean Chen - piano "La Valse" (Steinway & Sons 2014) seanchenpiano.com Menuet Antique (Ravel) Prelude (Ravel) La Valse (Ravel - arrangement by Sean Chen) Theme music "Rio San Juan" by Mike Dawson, Mitch Paliga from the album "Dawson's New Rage - Maxi-singles" roarelectra.com twitter.com/mikedawsonmusic

Dreamers2Makers Podcast | Guest: Sean Chen Hosted by Mike Dawson (Songwriter, Composer, STEAM Advocate) EP002 Pianist Sean Chen is the Third Prize Winner 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He is also the recipient of the DeHaan Classical Fellowship as the winner of the 2013 American Pianists Award The NEW YORK TIMES says that Mr. Chen has piano artistry that is “alluring and colorfully shaded ” and the LA TIMES goes on to say that this Van Cliburn medalist is “genuinely sensitive.” Music Tracks: Sean Chen - piano "La Valse" (Steinway & Sons 2014) seanchenpiano.com Menuet Antique (Ravel) Prelude (Ravel) La Valse (Ravel - arrangement by Sean Chen) Theme music "Rio San Juan" by Mike Dawson, Mitch Paliga from the album "Dawson's New Rage - Maxi-singles" roarelectra.com twitter.com/mikedawsonmusic

For the final "High Notes" of the 2017 season, AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher is joined by star cellist and Aspen alumna Alisa Weilerstein; 2017 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo; and the cast of Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust," which will close the AMFS season this Sunday. Recorded live in Aspen on August 16, 2017.

„Naujienų pulse“: Režisierius Mikas Žukauskas sukūrė kompozitorės Egidijos Medekšaitės muzikos klipą „Tekstilė“. Jis skirtas pristatyti to paties pavadinimo kompozitorės kompaktinę plokštelę, kurią šių metų pradžioje išleido Lietuvos muzikos informacijos centras.Garsusis meksikiečių tenoras Rolandas Villazonas paskirtas Zalcburgo „Mozarto savaitės“ festivalio meno vadovu.Vienas žymiausių Rytų Europoje – Čekijos filharmonijos orkestras – ieško naujo vadovo, kai gegužės 31-ąją mirė ilgametis orkestro vadovas Jiřís Bělohlávekas. Minimi trys pretendentai.Tris kartus „Oskarams“ nominuotas vokiečių kino režisierius Wimas Wendersas per keturis dešimtmečius trunkančią karjerą sukūrė daugiau nei trisdešimt filmų, o būdamas septyniasdešimties ryžosi išbandyti savo jėgas naujame žanre – operoje. Birželio 25-ąją Berlyno valstybinėje operoje įvyko jo režisuotos Georges‘o Bizet operos „Perlų žvejai“ premjera, diriguojama Danielio Barenboimo. Dvisavaitinis Niujorko knygų apžvalgos žurnalas „The New York Review of Books“ recenzuoja dvi knygas apie mįslingą „šaltojo karo“ laikų amerikiečių pianistą Vaną Cliburną.O po to – Edith Piaf retro pasaulis ir jo šiuolaikinės aranžuotės.

Comenzamos la semana en El Ático 131, magazine de actualidad en el que nos detenemos en noticias que son la cara y la cruz de la música. Hablamos del décimo aniversario del proyecto LÓVA y su gala de celebración en el Teatro Real de Madrid. Además, comentamos la polémica que han desatado los ganadores del concurso de piano Van Cliburn.

Comenzamos la semana en El Ático 131, magazine de actualidad en el que nos detenemos en noticias que son la cara y la cruz de la música. Hablamos del décimo aniversario del proyecto LÓVA y su gala de celebración en el Teatro Real de Madrid. Además, comentamos la polémica que han desatado los ganadores del concurso de piano Van Cliburn.

It was so good to catch up with Jonathan that we had to split this interview into 2 episodes. In Part 1, we talk about what he’s learned from being the director of his own chamber music series, what it … Continued

RSI is proud to be back to share this amazing interview with one of our favorite musicians, the incomparable Diego Tejeida from the monstrously talented progressive rock band, Haken. Haken hails from London and Diego hails from Mexico. How did these 2 superpowers collide? Listen to the podcast and find out! Make sure you listen to the whole thing because we met in an odd (and probably not that unique) way. That said, I love this guy. He's so kind, gentle, lovely and talented, I cannot contain myself. 2:00 Seeing Haken at El Corazon. Tea. London. How Rob discovered the band on Youtube. Mistaken identities. 5:30 Meeting your heroes in the bathroom. Going to London. Accents. 8:00 Rachmaninoff. Prelude in C# Minor. Piano stores. Van Cliburn. Yamaha Disclaviers. Expressive music. Mozart. Heavy metal. Attitude. Nirvana. 13:00 Compelling music. Darkest Light. Soundscapes. 18:45 Diego is a walking sequencer. Creating music that offsets the mood. Endless Knot. Dubstep. Allan Holdsworth. 1978 UK. 23:40 Travelling with gear. Headaches. Travel rig. Roland. Laptop. Macbook. 24:10 KEYTAR! The star of the night. 27:00 Loving performing. Stage presence. Djent prog. 31:00 Being happy on stage. Babymetal. Bubblegum. 36:00 Personal lyrics. Affinity. 38:50 Lyrics from Endless Knot. Trump. A hero to prevail. 40:30 Diego's biggest influences. Eno. Philip Glass. Infected Mushroom. Perfect Circle. 44:00 The progressive trifecta. Rush, Kansas, ELP. Twang. 48:00 Cruise to the Edge. Shattered Fortress. Mike Portnoy. 53:00 Auditioning for Haken was weird. 58:00 Growing up in rural Mexico. 58:45 Fascination with Psychology. Looking for status. 1:03:00 Growing up rural, getting to the city. Going back. Mexico City is massive. 1:10:00 Sleeping standing up on the train. Teaching and writing jingles. 1:15:00 Diego loves to cook. 1:19:30 17 (or so) questions. Diego is a superhero. 1:29:20 Find out more about Haken and Diego. We bonded over urination. 1:31:24 THE ENDLESS KNOT (Haken) The Endless Knot graciously allowed for playback by Haken - Affinity (2016) - Inside Out Music - All rights reserved. Subscribe to the shows here:1) Rockstar Superhero:Itunes: https://apple.co/3u8wlI9Audible: https://adbl.co/3sCnfSkSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3qxjQDLGoogle: https://bit.ly/3kC66WaTumblr: https://bit.ly/3sGrLzfDeezer: https://bit.ly/2Zr5lW7JioSaavn: https://bit.ly/3k29jhvCastbox: https://bit.ly/3bunV6UiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/2PKvm172) Rockstar Radicals:Itunes: https://apple.co/2OR4kVx Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qHHFZHDeezer: https://bit.ly/3srQ3grPodchaser: https://bit.ly/2NG2UwLGoogle: https://bit.ly/3uIQVzkJioSaavn: https://bit.ly/387Y2HGCastbox: https://bit.ly/3t0yCUliHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3vbWKFuBlog @ Tumblr: https://bit.ly/3ka5IhjWanna be on the show? Go here: https://calendly.com/rockstarsuperheroinstituteCopyright 2021 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - All Rights ReservedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rockstar-superhero--4792050/support.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to the academic Simon Morrison about the remarkable story of the Bolshoi ballet: a 250 year history that encompasses being the pride of Tsarist Russia to state control by Stalin to the scandal of acid attacks in the 21st century. Ismene Brown explores the different styles which set apart the Russian corps de ballet from its British counterpart. Art and politics are also at the forefront of Nigel Cliff's story of the Texan pianist Van Cliburn, who for a short time bridged the divide between the two superpowers during the Cold War, and the curator Edith Devaney explains how the CIA used Abstract Expressionism to promote the US. Producer: Katy Hickman Photo: The Bolshoi Ballet perform for Prince Charles & the Duchess of Cornwall on a royal tour of Bahrain on 11th November, 2016 Credit: Chris Jackson/ Getty Images.

For Life on Purpose Episode #62, my guest is Thomas Sterner, the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. As a successful entrepreneur, he is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF. He is a popular and in-demand speaker who works with high-performance individuals including, athletes, industry groups and individuals, helping them to operate effectively within high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery. As an expert Present Moment Functioning Coach, Tom has brought clarity to thousands regarding how they can accomplish more with less effort, in the least amount of time and with greatly reduced stress. Top media outlets such as NPR, Fox News, and Forbes have sought his advice. Tom joined me for an inspirational chat about his new book Fully Engaged: Using the Practicing Mind in Daily Life (New World Library) in which he expands on the concepts from his previous book The Practicing Mind by helping readers apply them to daily life. He shows readers how simple shifts in perspective — such as learning to center their attention on the process of what they are doing instead of what they are trying to achieve; using goals as rudders instead of reminders of what is left to be done; and learning to work without judgment about the process — can completely transform the experience of going through each day. “To be fully engaged in an activity means to be present in this moment with whatever you are doing. It also means to be completely content in that experience. There is no anxiousness about or sense of longing for the future, and there is no regret about the past.” About: Thomas M. Sterner is the author of Fully Engaged and The Practicing Mind. He is accomplished as a musician, composer, and technician in various fields of music; as a recording and audio engineer; and in athletic pursuits from archery to golf. He speaks around the world on developing focus and discipline and lives in Wilmington, Delaware. Visit him online at http://www.practicingmind.com. Thomas M. Sterner is the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. As a successful entrepreneur, he is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF tm. He is a popular and in-demand speaker who works with high-performance individuals including, athletes, industry groups and individuals, helping them to operate effectively within high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery. As an expert Present Moment Functioning Coach, Thomas has brought clarity to thousands regarding how they can accomplish more with less effort, in the least amount of time and with greatly reduced stress. Top media outlets such as NPR, Fox News, and Forbes have sought his advice. He is the author of the best seller The Practicing Mind (New World Library 2012). Prior to founding The Practicing Mind Institute he served as the Chief Concert Piano Technician for a major performing arts center preparing instruments for the most demanding performances. During his 25 year tenure as a high-level technician, he personally worked for industry giants such as Van Cliburn, Pavarotti, Andre Watts, Ray Charles, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and many more. An accomplished musician and composer he has also worked in the visual arts and as a recording studio engineer. In his down time, Tom is an accomplished musician, private pilot, an avid sailor and proficient golfer. He lives in Wilmington Delaware and enjoys spending time with his two daughters and in his recording studio. To learn more about Tom and his work, visit: http://tomsterner.com/.

Gregory Knight, 2016 Van Cliburn Competition finalist, visits the John Clark Performance Studio to play Van Cliburn’s own piano. Mark Love of Steinway Piano Gallery Charlotte and Greensboro joins to talk about this amazing instrument. Listen to the interview and bonus track of Claude Debussy's L’isle joyeuse below. 

Thomas M. Sterner is the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. As a successful entrepreneur, he is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF tm. He is a popular and in-demand speaker who works with high-performance individuals including, athletes, industry groups and individuals, helping them to operate effectively within high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery.As an expert Present Moment Functioning Coach, Thomas has brought clarity to thousands regarding how they can accomplish more with less effort, in the least amount of time and with greatly reduced stress. Top media outlets such as NPR, Fox News, and Forbes have sought his advice. He is the author of the best seller The Practicing Mind (New World Library 2012).Prior to founding The Practicing Mind Institute he served as the Chief Concert Piano Technician for a major performing arts center preparing instruments for the most demanding performances. During his 25 year tenure as a high-level technician, he personally worked for industry giants such as Van Cliburn, Pavarotti, Andre Watts, Ray Charles, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and many more. An accomplished musician and composer he has also worked in the visual arts and as a recording studio engineer.In his down time, Tom is an accomplished musician, private pilot, an avid sailor and proficient golfer. He lives in Wilmington Delaware and enjoys spending time with his two daughters and in his recording studio.

While mass shootings are up, murders are down nationally and locally compared to a peak in the 1990s. Author Susan Joy Paul's "Hiking Waterfalls In Colorado" is a guide to state waterfalls. Healer Francis Schlatter drew crowds in 19th Century Denver. His story is told in "The Vanishing Messiah." And, returning to his first love after decades, pianist Bob Biber competes in the Van Cliburn competition.

Before the Korean War, the bodies of American soldiers killed in conflicts abroad were buried in overseas cemeteries. But the nature of the conflict in Korea changed that. Brad Coleman says the Korean War also gave rise to the field of forensic anthropology. And: For U.S. military veterans, the benefits claims process can be daunting. The Lewis B. Puller Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic at the William & Mary Law School is making that process faster and has been touted as a model for the solution to the nation’s backlog of claims. Plus: Bootcamp can be funny. Comedy Bootcamp for Veterans Engagement is a stand-up comedy class exclusively for veterans and servicemen, and it serves as an outlet for veterans with PTSD, TBI, and combat-related injuries. Later in the show: Later in the show: With its rolling green hills and its nearly 400,000 graves, Arlington National Cemetery is one of our nation’s most impressive military tributes. Debra Lattanzi Shutika and Kerry Kaleba describe what goes on behind the scene to create a meaningful experience for visitors. Also featured: There are countless books on gardening and tree care. Joe Murray says some of the advice does more harm than good. Plus: From international competitions like the Van Cliburn to battles of high school marching bands, competition in music has become a way of life for aspiring musicians. But Wayne Gallops says too much of it can stifle a young musician’s growth.

Today in 1958, the front page of the Los Angeles Times ran two headlines emblematic of the cold war era anxieties between The Soviet Union and the United States. The first headline dealt with the re-entry of Sputnik 2, the second Soviet satellite launched into orbit, the second reported that a young Texan named Van Cliburn had won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.  On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", we transport ourselves back to the uncertainty of 1958.

Beatrice Rana's impressive concerto debut on Warner Classics is our March 2016 Recording of the Month. The Italian pianist, who won second place at the Van Cliburn competition three years ago, has chosen Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Prokofiev's Second for this recording. She performs with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Sir Antonio Pappano. You can hear clips from both of these great Russian concertos in this podcast, presented by BBC Music Magazine's editor Oliver Condy and reviews editor Rebecca Franks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before the Korean War, the bodies of American soldiers killed in conflicts abroad were buried in overseas cemeteries. But the nature of the conflict in Korea changed that. Brad Coleman (Virginia Military Institute) says the Korean War brought about other changes, too, including the development of forensic anthropology. And: For U.S. military veterans, the benefits claims process can be daunting. The Lewis B. Puller Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic at the William & Mary Law School is making that process faster and has been touted as a model for the solution to the nation’s backlog of claims. Plus: Bootcamp can be funny. Comedy Bootcamp at the William & Mary Center for Veterans Engagement is a stand-up comedy class exclusively for veterans and servicemen, and it serves as an outlet for veterans with PTSD, TBI, and combat-related injuries. Later in the show: With its rolling green hills and its nearly 400,000 graves, Arlington National Cemetery is one of our nation’s most impressive military tributes. Also impressive is the work that goes on behind the scenes to create a meaningful experience for visitors. Debra Lattanzi Shutika (George Mason University) and Kerry Kaleba spent a month observing the inner workings of Arlington as part of the Field School for Cultural Documentation. Also featured: There are countless books on gardening and tree care. Joe Murray (Blue Ridge Community College) says some of the advice does more harm than good. Plus: From international competitions like the Van Cliburn to battles of high school marching bands, competition in music has become a way of life for aspiring musicians. Wayne Gallops (Radford University) says too much of it can stifle a young musician’s growth.

On this week’s edition of Arts Magazine, host Michael Hogge will have Ingrid Stozel (Director of Park University’s International Center for Music) in the studio to tell us about Park […] The post Concert for Van Cliburn & “The Sonata Project” appeared first on KKFI.

The year 2013 saw plenty of headline-making moments in classical music. Protesters came to the opening night of the Met, while a stagehands strike cancelled the opening night at Carnegie Hall. There were heated debates over women conductors and some complicated celebrations for Richard Wagner. It was another tough year for some orchestras but a good one for Benjamin Britten fans. In this edition of Conducting Business, three experts talk about the past year: Anne Midgette, classical music critic of the Washington Post; Justin Davidson, classical music and architecture critic for New York magazine; and Heidi Waleson, a classical music critic for the Wall Street Journal. High Points: Anne: In the year that Van Cliburn died, Anne was particularly excited to hear the 22-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov: “Trifonov is a pianist whom I find totally exciting. I hear a lot of great concerts in the course of a year but I find that Trifonov has something really special and is a really interesting artist and somebody I look forward to hearing again and again.” Justin on Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's staging of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro at the Mostly Mozart Festival: “One of things I really liked about it was it was one of these really portable productions. It was done in a concert hall with the orchestra on stage, no sets, minimal props, costumes that were taken off a clothes rack that was sitting on the stage…With minimal resources they produced one of the most effervescent and inventive productions I’ve seen of that opera. What it said to me is how much you can do with how little.” [Read more of Justin's picks at NYMag.com] Heidi: George Benjamin’s Written on Skin, given its U.S. premiere at Tanglewood in August: “So often you see these new operas and you think, ‘Why did they bother? Why did you turn this movie or this book into an opera?' This was a completely new piece of writing and it had a tension to it from beginning to end. It has a fantastically colorful and intricate orchestration, which includes a solo moment for the viola da gamba." Listen to Written on Skin on Q2 Music   Low Point: The closing of New York City Opera in October after a last-ditch campaign to raise funds for its 2014 season fell through. Anne: “It is not a sign that New York can’t support two opera companies. It is a sign that, due to poor decisions on behalf of the board and a whole sequence of events, this particular thing happened that really didn’t need to happen.” Justin: "One thing that you can take away from that is it is really the product of a classical music and operatic infrastructure that, over the years, got overextended. While we have learned how to expand, trying to do planned shrinkage and figure out how to contract” is tougher for the classical music business. "If you have union contracts and have a season that establishes a kind of baseline, it’s very, very difficult to say ‘we need this to be smaller.’” Heidi: “It was unable to come up with a convincing audience strategy, opera house strategy or even artistic strategy. They did try a few things that I thought were quite interesting – doing for example A Quiet Place, a Leonard Bernstein opera that had never been done in New York… They were in fact trying to reestablish themselves as something that was alternative to the Met, that was a little more forward-looking, and I think it’s really a shame that they couldn’t.” Trends: Anne: The spotlight in 2013 turned to women – women conductors, women composers. “Classical music has proven to have a particularly thick glass ceiling. People are looking at the situation and saying, ‘It’s been years people, why do we still not have very many female conductors on the podium? And when we do, why is it such a big deal?’ There’s still that funny ambivalence about how far we should look at this as a phenomenon and how far we should pretend we’ve all been equal all along.” Justin: The lack of women on major podiums is “a sign of the difficulty that the whole establishment has in adapting at all. What happens is these institutions are very rigid and brittle and when they come up against an obstacle they know that they’re going to splinter and so they avoid the obstacles. It’s a very inflexible set of relationships… Heidi: “The New York Philharmonic seems to be about 50 percent women these days – so why not on the podium?” Justin on the arrival of alternative opera and non-traditional performance venues, as seen in events like the Prototype Festival: “With the cost of real estate in New York, companies are finding cheaper venues and the technology has matured enough so all that you really need is a pretty small room and a fairly minimal investment in machinery to be able to put on a pretty sophisticated multimedia event." Heidi: “There are other organizations doing similar kinds of things: The Gotham Chamber Opera put on a Cavalli opera [Eliogabalo] in a burlesque club... It attracts a different kind of audience. You can break through some of the formality of going to the opera house and sitting in the velvet seat and watching the gold curtain go up."   Surprises: Justin: Caroline Shaw, a 30-year-old New York composer, violinist and singer (right), became the youngest ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize in music for her Partita for 8 Voices (heard at the start of this segment). “It has a quality that almost no contemporary music has, which is joy. It’s something that we’ve forgotten is part of the classical music tradition and an important one.”  Anne: “It’s interesting in that [Shaw] doesn’t even self-identify as a composer but as a violinist. The Pulitzer has been very eager to expand its reach and get outside of the norm of what had been deemed Pulitzer-worthy over the years and I think this is a sign that this is happening.” Heidi on Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s musical of “Fun Home” at the Public Theater: "I see a lot of new operas, and so many of them are overblown, trying so hard that they feel stillborn. 'Fun Home,' based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, tells the story of a critical juncture in Alison’s life: she came out as a lesbian in college, and several months later, her father, whom she had just found out was a closeted gay man, killed himself by walking in front of a truck. The piece uses music in the way that you wish these new operas would – to deeply explore feelings in a raw, immediate way." (Note: this "bonus pick" did not make it into the podcast.)   Listen to the full discussion above and tell us: what were your high and low points in classical music in 2013? Photo credits: Shutterstock; Caroline Shaw by Piotr Redliński, 2013

Obits: Awohl Von Kliest, last survivor of 1944 Adolph Hitler assassination plot, pianist Van Cliburn

Obits: Awohl Von Kliest, last survivor of 1944 Adolph Hitler assassination plot, pianist Van Cliburn

"Ein Texaner, der Russland eroberte" - mit diesem Titelbild erschien die Times im Mai 1958. Einen Monat vorher gewann der amerikanische Pianist Van Cliburn bei dem ersten Tschaikowsky-Wettbewerb in Moskau den ersten Preis. Mitten im Kalten Krieg eroberte Van Cliburn die russischen Herzen. Julia Smilga erzählt von einem Pianisten, der vor 53 Jahren mit seiner Kunst zwei politische Systeme kurz einander näher brachte.