61. NPR : Can Music Soothe A Troubled World? : Alphonse Vinh Acclaimed classical pianist byron janis is to head an advisory board composed ofprominent artists and cultural patrons. The board would identify gifted but http://www.npr.org/programs/musings/2003/jun/music.html

Skip Navigation Programs and Schedules All Programs A-Z All Schedules MOST VISITED PROGRAMS All Songs Considered All Things Considered Car Talk Day to Day The Diane Rehm Show Fresh Air with Terry Gross Morning Edition The Motley Fool Radio Show On the Media Performance Today Talk of the Nation Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Weekend Edition Saturday Weekend Edition Sunday World Cafe SCHEDULES NPR Stations' Schedules NPR.org Program Stream NPR Worldwide NPR on Sirius Satellite Radio archives transcripts stations npr shop ... contact us help Katrina News Nation World ... Program Stream 24-Hour schedule Contact Us Audio Help Discussions ... Site Map Can Music Soothe a Troubled World? In a time when much of the world is growing wary of American unilateralism, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has put $57 million in the next federal budget to win new friends through overseas exchange programs. Roberta Rust performs at a lecture recital in Brazil as part of the 1985-86 Artistic Ambassador tour. Credit: Courtesy of Robert Schadler View larger image. Autograph seekers envelope Artistic Ambassador Robert Roux after he performed at the Cagliari Conservatory of Music in Sardinia. Five hundred people attended the concert, which was part of the 1984-85 tour.

62. Janis, SR90300 byron janis (b. 1928) was one of the most brilliant of his generation of American Then janis embarked on a successful career as a concert pianist, http://www.theanalogdept.com/Janis_SR90300.htm

Home Site Map Systems Gallery User Manuals ... Misc. Photo I found this one at a local GoodWill for 99 cents. Condition is NM/NM. Performance is inspired. Sonics offer a great concert hall ambience with explosive dynamics. In short, I liked it. An excerpt taken from http://www.allclassical.com/ "Biography: Byron Janis (b. 1928) was one of the most brilliant of his generation of American pianists before his career was cut short by illness. At the age of seven he was taken to New York, becoming a pupil of Adele Marcus, then with Joseph and Rosina Lhévinne. In 1943 he made his professional debut playing Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 with the NBC Symphony Orchestra in New York, with Frank Black conducting. In 1944 he repeated the same concerto in Pittsburgh with thirteen- year-old Lorin Maazel conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Vladimir Horowitz was in the audience, and subsequently invited Janis to study with him. Then Janis embarked on a successful career as a concert pianist, including a 1948 tour to South America, and a 1952 tour of Europe. In 1960 Janis was chosen as the first American artist to be sent to the Soviet Union, opening a newly formed Cultural Exchange between the USSR and the United States. The result was a brilliant Mercury Living Presence LP that is an all-time classic, pairing the Rachmaninov First and Prokofiev Third Concertos. Aided by exemplary sound recording, the Prokofiev in particular is still regarded by many connoisseurs as the work's finest recorded interpretation. In 1995 the CD version won the Cannes Award for Best Reissue. He interrupted his career in the late 1960s at the onset of an illness, and temporarily resumed it in 1972. Soon however, his concert appearances became more rare....."

63. Jerry Wong Mr. Wong performs regularly with his wife, pianist Stephanie Shihyu Cheng, teachers have included Menahem Pressler, Sara Davis Buechner, and byron janis. http://www.jhu.edu/~jhso/artists/wong.html

Jerry Wong Mr. Wong's wide ranging musical activities have included collaborations of every variety. He made a world premiere recording of Jaakko Kuusisto's Piano Trio #1 for Finnish National Radio and was invited to the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, where he performed a duo recital with Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Werner Hink. Last month, he had a successful concert tour of Illinois with trumpeter Joe Burgstaller. Mr. Wong performs regularly with his wife, pianist Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng, as the . They have appeared in such prestigious settings as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Kravis Center in Florida. In addition to his various commitments as a performer, he has written liner notes for severl recordings produced on the Music Minus One label. Mr. Wong graduated from the Peabody Conservatory in 1996 under the tutelage of Ann Schein. While completing his studies at Peabody, he held a Graduate Assistantship in Accompanying and was a prizewinner in the Yale Gordon Competition. He currently resides in New York City, where he is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Manhattan School of Music . His principal teachers have included Menahem Pressler, Sara Davis Buechner, and Byron Janis.

64. News Note #409 pianist byron janis, 70, can again delight in playing music after an ordeal ofphysical and mental anguish. As a young man, janis had been an international http://www.christophers.org/nn409.html

Christopher News Note #409: The Christophers, 12 East 48th Street, New York, NY 10017 www.christophers.org Healing Life's Hurts "It's just not fair." "I wish I could take back what I said." "Forgive? Oh no, never!" "I feel so guilty." Problems and pain, joy and satisfaction are part of every life. Your attitude affects your decisions, actions and feelings. With God's grace, the help of others and your own courage, you can handle life's hurts-the wounds you suffer, those you inflict, and the terrible events beyond human control. Face reality Pianist Byron Janis, 70, can again delight in playing music after an ordeal of physical and mental anguish. As a young man, Janis had been an international musical sensation. Even after a 1973 diagnosis of arthritis in both hands, he kept playing despite pain. By 1990, the pianist needed relief and agreed to surgery. This hurt his ability to play, sending him into a serious depression. "Music had been my whole life and I couldn't see any alternative." In time, Janis realized he could write songs and teach. He even became a spokesman for the Arthritis Foundation. Thanks to new treatment, he is performing again "with the same fire." Janis adds, "I have had an extraordinary life. I have suffered a lot and have also had marvelous joy."

65. Northwestern University School Of Music: Music Performance Faculty Profiles Saxophonist and pianist, North Texas Klavier Wind Project and GIA TMPB recordings . Studied with byron janis, Lazar Berman, and Jerome Lowenthal at the http://music.northwestern.edu/faculty_profiles/fp_performance.html

Home Faculty Profiles : Music Performance Music Performance Faculty Profiles Conducting and Ensembles Jazz Studies Piano Strings ... Winds and Percussion Conducting and Ensembles Stephen Alltop Senior Lecturer, Conducting and Ensembles/Piano swa440@northwestern.edu DMus, Northwestern University Conductor, harpsichordist, and organist. Director of music, Alice Millar Chapel; harpsichord instructor, chamber music coordinator. Music director, Cheyenne and Elmhurst Symphony Orchestras, Apollo Chorus. Associate Conductor, Peninsula Music Festival. Winner, 2001 Community Orchestra of the Year (Elmhurst) and 1996 Programming of the Year Awards, Illinois Council of Orchestras. Guest conductor across the United States and in Italy. Performances as harpsichordist and organist with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Minnesota Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Baroque Ensemble, Omaha Symphony, and Symphony II. Recordings on Albany, Cedille and American Gramaphone. Daniel J. Farris

66. Vineyard Gazette - Features director Sandy Whitworth, pianist byron janis plays the Prelude in EFlat . Embellishing his discourse with brief details about the pianist janis and http://www.mvgazette.com/features/?story=20030207_charles_blank

67. Social Diary 3/28/05 - Murders, Birthdays, Car Shows, Easter byron janis playing a Steinway at his birthday celebration last Thursday night.800 PM. byron janis, the internationally renowned concert pianist, http://newyorksocialdiary.com/socialdiary/2005/03_28_05/socialdiary03_28_05.php

Celebrating New York Byron Janis playing a Steinway at his birthday celebration last Thursday night. 8:00 PM. Photo: JH. Update on the mysterious murder of the mysterious Edouard Stern. Edouard Stern (Photo: Delluc/XPN-Rea) That last line said it all. Last week in the (London) Spectator , the incomparable chronicler of international society, Taki , writing from his aerie in Gstaad quickly dispelled most of the mystery and filled in the blanks. Taki, who is not one to pull any punches, characterized the late Mr. Stern as but Adding: At the time he was found, Mr. Stern was wearing a latex suit, bound by a harness and wearing a dildo (and not as a hat). A fourth bullet wound was also reported, although its location in the body was not. Cecile Brossard who once worked for an English madam named Margaret Macdonald Spectator , said that although the woman was he knew her. He described her as

68. Rachmaninoff's Third: Another Great Recording? | Nick Lewis: The Blog Symphony which ruins the marvelous performance by byron janis, for example . I m very biased on the orchestra vs. the performer, as I am a pianist, http://nicklewis.smartcampaigns.com/music/classicial-piano/rachmaninoffs-third-a

@import "misc/drupal.css"; @import url(http://nicklewis.smartcampaigns.com/modules/codefilter/codefilter.css); @import "themes/tcrc/style.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/style.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/nav.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/main.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/headers-text.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/node.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/links.css"; @import "themes/tcrc/sidebar.css"; Nick Lewis: The Blog Browse Anthology Culture American Culture Art ... Technology useful Info About site map Contact archives ... Login I'm a bit confused, this must be among the best rendentions of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 3 in d-minor that I have ever heard. It also happens to be live. I'm shocked, to be frank, this recording is in par with all my favorites: Horowitz/Reiner '51, Argerich/Chailly '79, and Ashkenazy/Haitink '84. So again, I present to you, another piece of music worth your time: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto 3 in d-minor Opus. 30 , Movement III STEPHEN HOUGH piano, DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / ANDREW LITTON Trackback URL for this post: http://nicklewis.smartcampaigns.com/trackback/264

69. Http//www.radio.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/1999/3/ LIVE, pianist IN CUBA/MUSIC (BF) Duration 000736. byron janis was the lastAmerican classical musican to play in Cuba before the US broke off rel ns 40 http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/1999/3/18.html

70. Scott Dunn - Conductor And Pianist Born in rural Iowa, Scott Dunn is a distinguished conductor and pianist who His piano instructors have included the legendary pianists byron janis and http://www.scott-dunn.com/bio_long.htm

SCOTT DUNN A sought-after vocal collaborator, Dunn makes frequent concert appearances with noted singers Kurt Ollmann, Joyce Castle and Angelina Reaux. Of a recent appearance with Angelina Reaux the press raved: Of his 2002 world premiere with Kurt Ollmann of Ned Rorem's song cycle "Another Sleep" at Lincoln Center the New York Times wrote – He has toured Europe with the Martha Graham Dance company and he also occasionally appears in piano four-hand collaboration with composer-pianist Richard Rodney Bennett. As a solo recitalist, Dunn is a noted and prize-winning advocate of contemporary music. Of a 2004 solo Los Angeles recital critic Alan Rich recently wrote "Gifted indeed – an abundance of technique and musicality” exclaimed the LA Times. Encouraged, Dunn followed his heart, left medical practice and moved to New York, where he has established a distinguished reputation and professional career. Dunn resides in New York and Los Angeles.

71. Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation to become one of a very few chosen by legendary pianist byron janis himselfa student of Vladimir Horowitz and the Lhevinnes - to become his protégé, http://www.bachauer.com/2005jurorbio.asp?juror=4&country=japanuk

72. AnyCD4Less.com - Byron Janis 2 By Franz Liszt byron janis 2. Please fill out form in order to compare prices janis is aterribly underrated and somewhat forgotten pianist. His technique is superb, http://www.anycd4less.com/detail/B00000JNQ5.html

AnyCD4Less.com Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Store Home Store List FAQ Contact Us Ultimate CD Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword Artist ASIN Byron Janis 2 Please fill out form in order to compare prices Title: Byron Janis 2 by Franz Liszt Sergey Prokofiev Sergey Rachmaninov Kiril Kondrashin ... Byron Janis ASIN: Label: Philips Release Date: 20 July, 1999 Format: Audio CD Volumes: List Price(USD): Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency Auto USD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used CDs Track Listing: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E flat: 1. Allegro Maestoso Piano Concerto No. 1 In E flat: 2. Quasi Adagio - Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato Piano Concerto No. 1 In E flat: 3. Allegro Marziale Animato Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1: 1. Vivace Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1: 2. Andante Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1: 3. Allegro Vivace Piano Concerto No. 3 In C, Op. 26: 1. Andante - Allegro Piano Concerto No. 3 In. C, Op. 26: 2. Tema Con Variazioni

73. John Browning, 69, Pianist With Reserved, Elegant Style, Is Dead Malcolm Frager, Gary Graffman and byron janis — were overshadowed when Mr . Mr. Fleisher, Mr. Graffman and Mr. janis all developed physical ailments http://www.artsjournal.com/people/redir/20030126-15634.html

74. YUAN SHENG ÒYuan Sheng is a pianist of quality. He is also a delightful pianist, meaningthat what he Fou TsÕong, Andre Watts, byron janis, and Gyorgy Sandor. http://www.leschetizky.org/Sheng.htm

Yuan Sheng Pianist ÒYuan Sheng is a pianist of quality. He is also a delightful pianist, meaning that what he touches becomes piquant and full of grace. This is a rare quality. He possesses a smooth virtuosity in which to accomplish this. However, this does not mean that Mr. Sheng is not deep, because he is that too. Just listen to him, you will be charmed and touched!Ó -David Dubal Author of The Art of the Piano, Evenings with Horowitz Yuan Sheng has gained international recognition as a concert pianist through his extensive performances throughout the United States, Canada, China, Cuba, Finland, France, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Poland, and Spain. He is a laureate of Marsala, Erice, Jaen, Beijing and Havana international piano competitions. His participation in the Chopin Competition in Warsaw won him praise and comparisons with the great Polish pianist Ignaz Friedman, resulting in invitations by the Chopin Society to give recitals at the Salle Cortot in Paris and in Morocco. The renowned American pianist Andre Watts, upon hearing Yuan Sheng perform Liszt, compared his playing with that of Josef Hofmann. Yuan Sheng has performed as soloist with the Tenerife Symphony and the Gran Canaria Philharmonic in Spain, the Oradea State Philharmonic of Romania, the Central Philharmonic in Beijing, the Manhattan School of Music Symphony, and the National Orchestra of Cuba. He frequently performs duo-piano recitals with his wife, pianist Tara Hofmeister-Sheng and is a member of the Pantoum Trio with violinist Wei Tan and Cellist Marc Tagle.

75. Pianist Lynn Czae Makes A Comeback After Being Sidelined With Rheumatism 11/20/0 Before this, I played for my fame,” said Czae, an awardwinning pianist who has who credited byron janis of Juilliard for her playing the piano “very http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Bstories/nov20/ent.czae.html

NEWS SPORTS CONNECTIONS OPINIONS ... CLASSIFIED ADS Nov. 20, 2003 Who: Lynn Czae gives a comeback recital after being sidelined with rheumatism for three years. What: Benefit concert for the Village of Hope, now under construction on the former Tustin Marine Corps base. When: Sunday, Nov. 23, at 5:30 p.m. Where: Irvine Presbyterian Church, 4445 Alton Parkway. Cost: Freewill offering. Information: Dan Korneychuk, director of worship, music and the arts, (949) 786-9627, ext. 219. Pianist Lynn Czae makes a comeback after being sidelined with rheumatism By Michael Rydzynski For Irvine World News Pianist Lynn Czae Never underestimate the power of prayer. Lynn Songwha Czae knows. Czae (pronounced Chay) was struck with an affliction herself three years ago: rheumatism. Strong enough to give a concert that is half-solo recital, half-chamber music Sunday at Irvine Presbyterian. And yet, Irvine makes Czae feel sad. Just because Czae will focus on the feeling of the music more than the notes does not mean she will allow herself to play sloppily. Irvine World News Online Edition Return to Entertainment News Sports Connections Opinions ... Home

76. Mirian Conti Ms. Conti is currently coaching with the renowned American pianist byron janis. The concert was a tremendous success. She is an amazing talent and played http://www.concertartists.com/MConti.html

Mirian Conti pianist "Pianist Conti is a rising star who proves she is destined for greatness." Wired "Mirian Conti makes her recording debut with this album and she's a real find. More than once I thought of de Larrocha, not only in the supreme digital control, but in the stinging accentuation, the clarity of contrapuntal lines, and the variety of weight and color." Fanfare "Mirian Conti is a pianist of refined musicality. A genuine musical sensitivity individually applied to each composer." , Buenos Aires "She has a great technique and control of the piano. The interesting thing is that she never bangs; even in moments of great bravura her sound is always musical" Lalo Schifrin, composer, on the performance of his Piano Concerto Nr.2 "Ms. Conti's pianism offers more than tonal luster; her's was an impressionism imbued with sinew and, in livelier movements, with the spirit of the dance. Her playing was impulsive, colorful, and precise." The New York Times "The music which Conti plays robustly, explosively, and with excellent craftsmanship delighted me." Consumers Research : Recorded Music in Review Gramophone Fanfare "In her interpretations there was the necessary mix of brio and tenderness, of fire and introspective melancholy, of strength and delicacy, a simplicity that only those genuinely endowed are able to master."

77. The Rach 3 Recordings Page In most cases, I pay a lot more attention to the pianist than to the orchestra janis, byron, Dorati, Mercury, 6/1961, I14 38 II10 06 III12 38, short; http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/8618/TheRach3Page.html

The Rach 3 recordings page THE LATEST ADDITIONS: Orlovetsky/Titov, Ashkenazy/Haitink, Hough/Litton, and Kocsis/de Waart I got my first recording of Rachmaninoff's 3rd concerto on November 17, 1990, by Horowitz/Reiner on RCA. At that time, I didn't like the piece at all. However, many of my friends loved the concerto, so I wanted to give it a few more tries, by buying the two other commercial recordings Horowitz made, the Ashkenazy/Previn, and Argerich/Chailly's version, which was touted as "The Ultimate Rach 3!" by Philips. Still, none of them worked for me. I didn't like this concerto very much, until I decided to try to play it myself. Through learning the piece, I became familiar with it, and it was in December 1996 that I decided to collect recordings of this magnificient work. At first, I didn't want to get all versions, and thought about 20 would be enough. Then, in 1999, a pen pal told me about this guy named Scott Colebank who owned nearly all Rach 3's ever released. So, I thought I should aim higher and decided to buy all versions I could find. Since then, the pursuit of Rach 3's has brought me much joy and excitement. About 170 versions of this work have been issued commercially, and it is my goal to collect all of them. It certainly is a costly project, but that isn't where the biggest difficulty is. The hardest thing is finding these recordings. Of these well over 100 versions, only about 60 are in print and can be obtained in where I live, i.e. the U.S. An additional 15 or so (a very rough estimate) are in print but are not available in the States, but can still be purchased through the internet. Most of the remaining ones are extremely hard to find, and can be found only through hard work, help from an international network of collectors, lots of luck, and perseverance. My collection of Rach 3's has CDs/LPs/DVDs acquired from Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Monaco, the Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, and of course the United States.

78. Press Release - Center For The Arts - George Mason University pianist ABBEY SIMON NOVEMBER 1. October 9, 2003 Ellen Acconcia (7039938794) Simon, with a lifetime of virtuosity, steps in to replace byron janis http://www.gmu.edu/cfa/pressroom/view.php?id=72

79. PianoDisc - E-News At the age of 17, he went to New York to study with pianist and composer Robert Jorge Bolet and byron janis, and two who are also PianoDisc artists, http://www.pianodisc.com/newsroom/details.aspx?id=51140524

80. Gramophone - Gramofile - The World's Best Classical Music Magazine Laszlo Varga vcs byron janis , Lazar Berman , Leonard Bernstein , Seymour The conductorpianist sets a cracking pace and the whole approach is of a http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=103007&mediaID=190760

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