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Esfield: /* Roberta Mandel */

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Roberta Mandel

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	[[File:Mandel1.PNG\|125px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Roberta Mandel in an undated photograph.</small>]]		[[File:Mandel1.PNG\|125px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Roberta Mandel in an undated photograph.</small>]]

	Roberta Mandel (29 December 1920 - 5 September 2017) performed as a <b>jazz pianist</b> for 75 years. Trained as a classical pianist, she was also an arranger and composer. She had a special gift for transcribing by ear the arrangements she heard on recordings. She credited her extensive knowledge of harmony to her early studies of classical music (in which she earned two academic degrees from the California State University at San Francisco). Her arrangements of big-band numbers for solo piano were especially noted. Mandel was raised in San Francisco. Her first teacher was her mother, a pianist. In her ~~travels~~ as the leader of a traveling troupe of musicians that she met her future husband, William Mandel, in Illinois. Mandel had once been a radio Quiz Kid and was destined to became a noted tuberculosis researcher, writer, lecturer, and administrator. The Mandels made San Francisco their permanent home. Her parents' apartment, with its Steinway grand, served as a practice venue for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson Oscar Peterson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Tatum Art Tatum], and many other jazz greats when they visited San Francisco.		Roberta Mandel (29 December 1920 - 5 September 2017) performed as a <b>jazz pianist</b> for 75 years. Trained as a classical pianist, she was also an arranger and composer. She had a special gift for transcribing by ear the arrangements she heard on recordings. She credited her extensive knowledge of harmony to her early studies of classical music (in which she earned two academic degrees from the California State University at San Francisco). Her arrangements of big-band numbers for solo piano were especially noted. Mandel was raised in San Francisco. Her first teacher was her mother, a pianist. In her sojourns as the leader of a traveling troupe of musicians that she met her future husband, William Mandel, in Illinois. Mandel had once been a radio Quiz Kid and was destined to became a noted tuberculosis researcher, writer, lecturer, and administrator. The Mandels made San Francisco their permanent home. Her parents' apartment, with its Steinway grand, served as a practice venue for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson Oscar Peterson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Tatum Art Tatum], and many other jazz greats when they visited San Francisco.

	[[File:Courtney.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|right\|<small>The Junius Courtney Big Band at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA, in February 2010. Roberta Mandel is at the right.</small>]]		[[File:Courtney.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|right\|<small>The Junius Courtney Big Band at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA, in February 2010. Roberta Mandel is at the right.</small>]]

Esfield: /* Zuzana Ružičková */

2021-04-22T05:24:14Z

Zuzana Ružičková

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	==Zuzana Ružičková==		==Zuzana Ružičková==

	[[File:zuzana-ruzickova_2017.jpg\|thumb\|~~180px~~\|<small>Zuzana Ružičková on her 90th birthday (January 2017).</small>]]		[[File:zuzana-ruzickova_2017.jpg\|thumb\|210px\|<small>Zuzana Ružičková on her 90th birthday (January 2017).</small>]]

	The world-renown <b>harpichordist</b> Zuzana Ružičhková (Pilsen, 14 January 1927 - Prague, 27 September 2017) was a noted interpreter of J.S. Bach. Her musical interest was evident from an early age. She seemed destined for a musical career after winning the ARD International Music Competition in Munich (1936). She declined a place on a Kindertransport (a rescue train for Jewish children) to Britain in 1939, but accompanied her parents (who ran a big toy store in Prague) to Terezin in 1942, where her father died. She and her mother were later moved to Auschwitz, where she was spared from the gas chamber twice--in the second case by the Allied invasion of occupied Poland. Together with her mother, she repaired oil pipelines in Hamburg before being shipped, months before the end of the war, to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen-Belsen_concentration_camp Bergen-Belsen].		The world-renown <b>harpichordist</b> Zuzana Ružičhková (Pilsen, 14 January 1927 - Prague, 27 September 2017) was a noted interpreter of J.S. Bach. Her musical interest was evident from an early age. She seemed destined for a musical career after winning the ARD International Music Competition in Munich (1936). She declined a place on a Kindertransport (a rescue train for Jewish children) to Britain in 1939, but accompanied her parents (who ran a big toy store in Prague) to Terezin in 1942, where her father died. She and her mother were later moved to Auschwitz, where she was spared from the gas chamber twice--in the second case by the Allied invasion of occupied Poland. Together with her mother, she repaired oil pipelines in Hamburg before being shipped, months before the end of the war, to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen-Belsen_concentration_camp Bergen-Belsen].

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:23:36Z

Aldo Parisot

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	==Aldo Parisot==		==Aldo Parisot==

	[[File:Parisot.PNG\|260px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teaching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]		[[File:Parisot.PNG\|260px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teaching appointment at Yale.</small>]]

	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:22:40Z

Aldo Parisot

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	==Aldo Parisot==		==Aldo Parisot==

	[[~~file~~:Parisot.PNG\|260px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his ~~teacching~~ appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]		[[File:Parisot.PNG\|260px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teaching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]

	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:20:58Z

Aldo Parisot

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	==Aldo Parisot==		==Aldo Parisot==

	[[file:Parisot.PNG\|~~320px~~\|thumb\|~~right~~\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teacching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]		[[file:Parisot.PNG\|260px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teacching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]

	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:20:27Z

Aldo Parisot

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	[[file:Parisot.PNG\|320px\|thumb\|right\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teacching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]		[[file:Parisot.PNG\|320px\|thumb\|right\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teacching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]

	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).
			Parisot gives his own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sipAlp2os biographical account] here.
	Parisot gives his own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sipAlp2os ~~biography~~] here.

	==Zuzana Ružičková==		==Zuzana Ružičková==

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:18:26Z

Aldo Parisot

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	==Aldo Parisot==		==Aldo Parisot==

	[[file:]]		[[file:Parisot.PNG\|320px\|thumb\|right\|<small>Aldo Parisot with his Yale cello students at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The occasion was the celebration of his 50th anniversary of his teacching appointment at Yale.</small>\|]]

	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).

Esfield: /* Aldo Parisot */

2021-04-22T05:06:08Z

Aldo Parisot

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	The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University~~. After studies~~ with xx and ~~yy, he~~ joined ~~its~~ music faculty on 1958~~, remaining~~ in his post until a few months before his death on 29 December 2018. In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September ~~2018~~).		The Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot (1918-2018) arrived in the US in 1946 to study at Yale University, where he studied chamber music with several teachers and music theory with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hindemith Paul Hindemith]. He joined the Yale music faculty on 1958 and remained in his post until a few months before his death (29 December 2018). In this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4MDHpeM24M video] he performs Bach's first cello suite on his 100th birthday (30 September).

	Parisot gives his own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sipAlp2os biography] here.		Parisot gives his own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sipAlp2os biography] here.

Esfield: /* Gary Graffman */

2021-04-22T04:58:01Z

Gary Graffman

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	Graffman made his piano debut in 1936 with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Orchestra Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra]. His international career was established two years later, when he won the Leventritt Award. His performances were captured on countless recordings by CBS and RCA. He appeared with numerous celebrated orchestras and conductors. His flourishing career was modified during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when Graffman became one of the first professional musicians to boycott segregated concert halls in the southern US. Many colleagues followed his example.		Graffman made his piano debut in 1936 with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Orchestra Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra]. His international career was established two years later, when he won the Leventritt Award. His performances were captured on countless recordings by CBS and RCA. He appeared with numerous celebrated orchestras and conductors. His flourishing career was modified during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when Graffman became one of the first professional musicians to boycott segregated concert halls in the southern US. Many colleagues followed his example.

	His career changed direction in 1979, when he developed focal dystonia, a neurological ~~problem~~ associated in musicians with repetitive physical stress. He cut back on his performance schedule and took a teaching position at Curtis. His new specialization in works for the left hand alone prompted the composition of several news works. Notable among them were Ned Rorem's Piano Concerto No. 4 (Philadelphia Academy of Music, 1993) and, with Leon Fleischer, William Bolcom's Concerto for Two Left Hands (1996). Graffman's Curtis students have included [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Lang Lang Lang] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuja_Wang Yuja Wang]. In 1986 he was named director of the Institute, a post he held until 2006. He continues to teach at Curtis.		His career changed direction in 1979, when he developed focal dystonia, a neurological condition associated in musicians with repetitive physical stress. He cut back on his performance schedule and took a teaching position at Curtis. His new specialization in works for the left hand alone prompted the composition of several news works. Notable among them were Ned Rorem's Piano Concerto No. 4 (Philadelphia Academy of Music, 1993) and, with Leon Fleischer, William Bolcom's Concerto for Two Left Hands (1996). Graffman's Curtis students have included [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Lang Lang Lang] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuja_Wang Yuja Wang]. In 1986 he was named director of the Institute, a post he held until 2006. He continues to teach at Curtis.

	==Alice Herz-Sommer==		==Alice Herz-Sommer==

Esfield: /* Alice Herz-Sommer */

2021-04-22T02:23:21Z

Alice Herz-Sommer

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	Despite the encroachment of physical limitations, Alice Herz-Sommer continued to play the piano several hours a day at her apartment in London until very shortly before her death. As related in several studies of her abilities, she credited the music of specific composers (among them Beethoven ad Chopin) with enabling her to survive the many losses in her life and to imbue her with a positive outlook even in the worst of times.		Despite the encroachment of physical limitations, Alice Herz-Sommer continued to play the piano several hours a day at her apartment in London until very shortly before her death. As related in several studies of her abilities, she credited the music of specific composers (among them Beethoven ad Chopin) with enabling her to survive the many losses in her life and to imbue her with a positive outlook even in the worst of times.

	<i>Further information</i>~~: [https://aliceherzsommer.com/at-110-holocaust-survivor-finds-sustenance-in-music/urther information~~: [https://aliceherzsommer.com/at-110-holocaust-survivor-finds-sustenance-in-music/ Alice Herz Sommer];		<i>Further information</i>: [https://aliceherzsommer.com/at-110-holocaust-survivor-finds-sustenance-in-music/ Alice Herz Sommer];

	==Dionisio Lind==		==Dionisio Lind==