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Julian Lloyd Webber plays Bach's 'Arioso': Biography Born in London in 1951, Julian was surrounded by a household of musical talent. As son of composer William Lloyd Webber and brother of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian went on to become a scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, before spending time in Geneva with Pierre Fournier to complete his studies. Returning to London, Julian made his concert debut in 1972, where he performed the Cello Concerto of Arthur Bliss. This piece become one of 50 premiere works for cello that Julian went...
Posted 13 October 2008 09:42 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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Gardar Thor Cortes - Luna: Gardar Thór Cortes is one of Iceland’s brightest new classical stars - a unique talent from a unique land. Cortes’ mother was an established pianist and his father, who left an international career to found the Icelandic Opera and Reykajavik Symphony Orchestra. His father was a world-class tenor whose contemporaries include Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. Under no pressure to follow in his father’s footsteps, soon after he turned 18, Cortes decided to pursue a career as a singer. As a result...
Posted 08 October 2008 10:46 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: coppenhagen, iceland, phantom of the opera, rich sounding tenor, new york, syphony orchestra, raoul, katherine jenkins, vienna, gardar thor cortes, reykjavik school of singing, royal academy of music, andrew lloyd webber, luna, icelandic opera