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5 unusual facts about Stephen Kovacevich


Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich - (born October 17, 1940) American classical pianist and conductor

Kyung-wha Chung

She has also worked with such celebrated pianists as Radu Lupu, Krystian Zimerman, Peter Frankl, Stephen Kovacevich and her younger brother Myung-whun Chung.

Stephen Bishop

Stephen Kovacevich (born 1940), concert pianist, formerly named Stephen Bishop

Stephen Kovacevich

His chamber music partners have included Jacqueline du Pré, Martha Argerich, Steven Isserlis, Nigel Kennedy, Lynn Harrell, Sarah Chang, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon and Emmanuel Pahud.

He made his concert debut as a pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame Myra Hess on a scholarship and has been a London resident ever since, currently living in Hampstead.


Greenwich Trio

The Greenwich Trio received regular coaching from Bernard Greenhouse and Stephen Kovacevich, and has also received coaching from Beaux Arts Trio, Ivry Gitlis, Alban Berg Quartet, Wihan Quartet, The Schubert Ensemble, Israel Piano Trio, and Rivka Golani.

Julian Bliss

He has collaborated with many of the world's top classical artists, including Joshua Bell, Stephen Kovacevich, Elena Bashkirova, Julian Rachlin, and Hélène Grimaud.

Oxford Philomusica

The 2014 Piano Festival Faculty includes: Janina Fialkowska, Horacio Gutiérrez, Niel Immelman, Vadym Kholodenko, Stephen Kovacevich, John Lill, Ferenc Rados, Staffan Scheja, and Dame Fanny Waterman, as well as the orchestra’s own Music Director, Marios Papadopoulos.


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