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...field is Asia's musical ascendancy more evident than the piano. By the end of the 20th century, the long-reigning archetype of the keyboard virtuoso, the temperamental Eastern European ?migr?, in the mold of Artur Rubinstein, was on the decline; impresarios, critics and audiences were growing despondent at the dimming of star magnetism among the new generation of players. The scene was set for Lang Lang and Yundi Li, two young Chinese musicians who are today the emerging stars of the rarefied world of concert-hall pianism. Both men were born in 1982, and have exclusive recording contracts with...
...Bosnian officials said nato peacekeepers found proof of the sales at Orao's factory in eastern Bosnia. Jugoimport's office in Baghdad was ordered to shut. SPAIN Separate Ways The favorite to be the new president of Catalonia's ruling party called for greater independence for the autonomous region. Artur Mas of the Catalan-nationalist Convergence and Union coalition called for a new autonomy statute that would give Catalonia separate representation in the E.U. and other international bodies, and the final say on its public finances. In exchange, Mas offered to support the governing Popular Party in Madrid. The demands...
...Green reached the finals of the "A" flight after two tough three-set victories over players from Colorado and Bowling Green. His finals opponent, the Buffalo's Maciej Dilaj, was the pleasant surprise of the tournament, beating Crimson sophomore William Lee, the No. 4 seed and top seed Artur Rusiecki of Colorado to get to the championship match...
...many of Liszt's once derided works is widely credited with enhancing the reputations of even these great composers. But it is to Beethoven's works that Brendel has returned most often. In the process he has become the most inspired interpreter of Beethoven's piano music since Artur Schnabel (1882-1951). In addition to the many concert cycles of the 32 sonatas he has played on both sides of the Atlantic, Brendel has recorded both the sonatas and the concertos in each decade since the 1960s...
...record of the bid process had been destroyed in 1992 because it contained "secret information." And Nagano mayor Tasuku Tsukada reversed previous denials and admitted to TIME that Nagano's campaign had paid $363,000 to a Swiss-based agency run by Goran Takacs, son of Samaranch's friend Artur Takacs. Tsukada insisted the agent was retained only to act as liaison with I.O.C. officials, "not to collect votes, as people are saying happened in Salt Lake City...