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Artur Balsam (February 8, 1906 in Warsaw, Poland – September 1, 1994 in New York) was a Polish-born American classical pianist and pedagogue. He studied in Łódź, making his debut there at the age of 12 then enrolled at the Berlin Hochschule fur Musik. In 1930 he obtained the prestigious Mendelssohn Prize. In 1932 he made a tour of the United States with Yehudi Menuhin. With the rise of the Nazis, Balsam settled in America, where he became a celebrated accompanist to well-known artists, including Henri Temianka, with whom he performed twice in 1945 at Carnegie Hall. He also played much chamber music and gave occasional solo recitals. He served on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music, Boston University, and the Manhattan School of Music.
Aurèle Nicolet (born January 22, 1926 in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss flautist. He is considered as one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He has performed in various international concerts. A number of composers wrote music especially for him, such composers include Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Krzysztof Meyer or Edison Denisov. 1948 To 1950 Flautist in Orchestras in Winterthur and Zurich. 1950 To 1959 Solo flautist the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1952 To 1965 Professor at the Academy for Music in Berlin. 1965 To 1981 Head of the Master Class in Freiburg.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 Aurèle Nicolet, flute Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459 Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 Clara Haskil, piano Winterthur Symphony Orchestra Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 Artur Balsam, piano Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra Concertone for 2 Violins in C major, K 190 Serenade no 5 in D major, K 204 Symphony no 18 in F major, K 130 Symphony no 22 in C major, K 162 Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181 Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 Vienna Symphony Orchestra Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 Symphony no 34 in С major, K 338 Vienna State Opera Orchestra Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner" Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Netherlands Philarmonic Orchestra Henry Swoboda 1950's |