Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995)

Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996) See section at bottom of BUENOS AIRES page for biographical details 19 November, 1967: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 – Sergiu Celibidache / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra​​ Antonio Armella [p.206] states that, so far as he knows, this was the first collaboration with the Romanian conductor Celibidache and the first time ABM had performed in Sweden. The Yellow Tie (Romanian: Cravata Galbenă) is a bio

Of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's 1965 tour of Japan (March/April), Antonio Armella dryly observes that "Benedetti Michelangeli- naturally - did nothing to ingratiate himself with his Japanese sponsors/ per ingraziarsi i suoi sponsor giapponesi"! There was big reception at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo, to which Michelangeli had accepted an invitation. Jacques Leiser, trusted and loyal tuner CesareTallone and ABM were staying at the Hilton Hotel in Tokyo, which was located i

In a review of the book by Carlo Maria Dominici - a book which I have not seen- , Cesare Galla [source in Italian] writes: 'Evidently, the Calabrian-American boy must have impressed the great international concert pianist... His memories are lucid and precise, painting an image of the Brescian pianist that doesn't always coincide with the mannered one, established through the testimonies of friends and relatives, colleagues, and fans. What's striking are his quirks of charac

In December 1968, New York Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini: Mozart: Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K.251; Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466; Masonic Funeral Music, K.477 / 479a; Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 Irving Kolodin wrote in Saturday Review (28 December 1968): 'A different direction began to assert itself early in the D-minor Concerto, performed with fastidious artistry and superior insight by the orchestra as well as the invincibly facile Michelangeli. I

'Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, an Italian considered one of the best pianists in the world, left an impression in music circles as a strange person. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli often canceled announced concerts when he was not inspired. This happened in the USA and must have happened here too. A long-distance call he had made from Moscow to Italy lasted a full hour: he gave a lecture by telephone to the music school of his name. In hotels in Moscow and Leningrad, he insist

Carlo Maria Dominici At the age of 15, a student of Leland Thompson at the Juilliard School, Carlo Maria Dominici received an offer from Michelangeli to follow him to Italy to study with him. This was February 1966, in New York, just before a concert. From then on, he spent six years living with the Maestro, like in the old days, when students lived with their teachers,in a daily relationship akin to discipleship. ​ (The concert was in Symphony Hall, Boston on February 26, 19