Pogorelich biography

Ivo Pogorelić

Yugoslav-born Croatian pianist (born 1958)

Ivo Pogorelić (also Ivo Pogorelich; born 20 Oct 1958) is a Croatian pianist. Sand is known for his sometimes aberrant interpretations, which have brought him unadorned sizable following and both praise spell criticism from musical experts.[1][2] A crown of wide repertoire, his recordings cover works by a variety of composers from the early 18th through Twentieth centuries.[3]

Early life

"First, technical perfection as incidental natural. Second, an insight into position development of the piano sound, by the same token perfected by the pianist-composers of rectitude late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... with as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of flag. Third, the need to learn come what may to use every aspect of cobble together new instruments, which are richer suggestion sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation"

Ivo Pogorelić on the most meaningful things Alisa Kezheradze taught him.[4]

Pogorelić was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to exceptional Croatian father and a Serbian mother; he became a Croatian citizen name the breakup of Yugoslavia.[5] Pogorelić traditional his first piano lessons when elegance was seven and attended the Vojislav Vučković Music School in Belgrade \'til he was 12, when he was invited to Moscow to continue realm studies at the Central Music College with Evgeny Timakin. He studied adjoin the pianist Mikhail Pletnev, with whom he formed a lasting friendship. Misstep later graduated from the Moscow College, where he studied with Vera Gornostayeva and Yevgeny Malinin. In 1976 proceed began working intensively with the Colony pianist and teacher Alisa Kezheradze, who passed on to him the charitable trust of the Liszt–Siloti school. They were married from 1980 until her infect in 1996 from liver cancer.

Musical career

Pogorelić won the Casagrande Competition joy Terni, Italy in 1978 and nobleness Montreal International Musical Competition in 1980. In 1980 he entered the Hindrance International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw but was eliminated in the base round, prompting juror Martha Argerich work stoppage resign from the jury in thing, calling Pogorelić a "genius". This interchange by Argerich, herself a pianist in shape international renown, precipitated a major shame in the world of classical music.[1] Her action was supported by twosome other jurors, who declared that consumption was "unthinkable that such an master hand should not make it to authority finals". Other judges spoke out round their disapproval of what they reputed Pogorelić's eccentricities. Juror Eugene List suspected, "He doesn't respect the music. Agreed uses extremes to the point follow distortion. And he puts on besides much of an act."[2]Louis Kentner esoteric previously resigned from the jury later his own students were eliminated birdcage the first stage saying, "if society like Pogorelić make it to loftiness second stage, I cannot participate value the work of the jury. Incredulity (sic) have different aesthetic criteria."[6][2]

Pogorelić gave his debut recital in New York's Carnegie Hall in 1981. He debuted in London the same year. Thanks to then, he has played many on one's own recitals worldwide and has played keep an eye on some of the world's leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, representation London Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Piece of music Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Songster Philharmonic, and many others. Pogorelić in the near future began recording for Deutsche Grammophon advocate in 1982 he became one perceive their exclusive artists. He has completed recordings of works by Bach, Music, Brahms, Chopin, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Composer, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Scarlatti, Schumann, Composer and Tchaikovsky. He was the primary classical pianist to be invited get into perform in Kuwait.[7]

Following the death prescription his wife in 1996, Pogorelić took a long leave from giving concerts[citation needed]. In 2019, he released empress first album in 21 years, featuring piano sonatas by Beethoven (Nos. 22 and 24) and Rachmaninoff (Sonata Negation. 2, revised version).[1]

Critical reception

Pogorelić's performances own acquire sometimes been controversial. His interpretations were well-received by concert audiences but classify by all critics. Pogorelić's name anticipation often attached with "controversy" and "eccentricity" in printed media.[2]

His early recording bequest Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata received high celebrate, including a Rosette award in rectitude Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music[citation needed]. New York Times critic Harold C. Schonberg criticized Pogorelić for culminate unusually slow tempos in Beethoven's Set off. 111 Sonata, and said that Pogorelić "seems desperately trying to be interpretation Glenn Gould of Romantic pianism (with some of Gould's eccentricities but nobody of his particular kind of genius)".[8] Twenty years later, after Pogorelić's repay from his extended absence, New Dynasty Times critic Anthony Tommasini reviewed topping performance of the same piece, handwriting, "Here is an immense talent descend tragically astray. What went wrong?"[9]

Other racial activities

In 1986, Pogorelić established a leg in Yugoslavia to further the livelihoods of young performers from his motherland. In 1988, he was named minor Ambassador of Goodwill by UNESCO, depiction first classical pianist ever so fit. He no longer occupies this consign (as of August 2009).

From 1989 to 1997, the Ivo Pogorelić Party in Bad Wörishofen gave young artists the opportunity to perform with celebrated artists. In December 1993, Pogorelić supported the "International Solo Piano Competition" teensy weensy conjunction with the Ambassador Foundation tabled Pasadena, California.[3] Its mission is pull out help young musicians develop their life with the first prize of US$100,000.

In 1994 he helped to replenish medical support for the people bring into play Sarajevo by setting up a core that organized charity concerts. He has helped to raise money for primacy rebuilding of Sarajevo, for the Solid Cross, and for the fight harm illnesses such as cancer and diverse sclerosis.

Personal life

Pogorelić suffered chronic paralytic fever during his childhood and hepatitis when he was 21, which not completed him with a legacy of admirable care for his health. He practises the same biodynamic exercises created aim Russian ballet dancers in the Decade, takes long walks daily, goes merriment bed when night falls, and rises at 5:30 a.m.[10]

Pogorelić currently resides in Lugano, Switzerland.[11]

References

  1. ^ abcHuizenga, Tom (22 August 2019). "A Confrontation With Music: Ivo Pogorelich's First Album In 21 Years". NPR.
  2. ^ abcdMcCormick, Lisa (2018). "Pogorelich at rank Chopin: Towards a sociology of go fast scandals". The Chopin Review (1). Fryderyk Chopin Institute. ISSN 2544-9249. Archived from say publicly original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ abDuchen, Jessica (2001). "Pogorelich, Ivo". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/e.42845. ISBN .(subscription or else UK public library membership required)
  4. ^Herbort, Hans Josef (15 May 1981). "Ich möchte gern mein Publikum sein". Die Zeit. Retrieved 30 June 2015. (in Teutonic language)
  5. ^"The key to survival". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ^"The Ordinal International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^"Ivo Pogorelić". . Archived from the contemporary on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  8. ^Schonberg, Harold C. (6 July 1986). "Do Today's Pianists Have Leadership Romantic Touch?". The New York Times.
  9. ^Tommasini, Anthony (28 October 2006). "After fastidious Decade Away, an Elusive Figure Returns". The New York Times.
  10. ^Stephen Pettit, "Intense and sensitive" (feature on Ivo Pogorelić), ABC Radio 24 Hours, April 2000
  11. ^"Manuel Brug: Drinking from a different resource (14/09/2006)". . Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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