Alexis Weissenberg

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Tue 29 May: Composers Voice Jan Hus Church, 351 East 74th Street, New York
Sat 2 Jun: Music for a Royal Occasion Middleton Parish Church, New Lane, Middleton Manchester M24
Fri 8 Jun: Vienna Here and Now St Lawrence Hall, 157 King E, Toronto
Fri 8 Jun: Shakuhachi Concert Raixa, Bunyola, Spain
Sat 9 Jun: The Waters of Tyne & Ruhr St James's United Reform Church, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8JF
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(1906) Gustav Mahler: Premiere of Symphony no. 6 in a minor, in Essen, Germany, with Mahler conducting.
(1990) Alfred Schnittke: Premiere of the violin concerto, in Evian, France.

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Born: 26 July 1929 — Sofia — Bulgaria
Died: 8 January 2012 — Lugano — Switzerland
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Music

He composed many piano pieces, as well as a musical (La Fugue (1979), performed as Nostalgie in Darmstadt, 1992).

Life

Alexis Weissenberg was mainly known as a pianist. Some adored the way he played, but others detested his style. He escaped a World War II concentration when a guard heard him play Schubert on an accordion. He was then sent to Isanbul.

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