Word: entremont
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...Istomin, 32, Leon Fleisher, 31, and Canada's Glenn Gould, 25, who has played widely in the U.S. By contrast, Europe has a small handful of young pianists -Austria's Friedrich Gulda and Paul Badura-Skoda, Poland's Andrzej Czajkow-ski. and France's Phillipe Entremont-who are in the same class. The younger pianists are hitting their stride just in time to fill the places being left by an older generation. Some of the Americans are almost sure to step into the shoes of the Backhauses, the Rubinsteins, the Ser-kins, the Giesekings and Horowitzes...
...Philadelphia, the same day, a lanky, 22-year-old pianist named Philippe Entre-mont had his own triumph. When he auditioned for the Philadelphia Orchestra two years ago. Conductor Eugene Ormandy called him "one of the great younger pianists of our day." hired him on the spot. Last week Entremont made his Philadelphia debut-with a spiky-rhythmed modern concerto by France's Andre Jolivet, and Rachmaninoff's caramel-flavored...
...Pianist Entremont seemed to have a talent as impressive as the late William Kapell's-speed, big tone, a sense of soul, flair. Even if he had flubbed a tricky rhythm, nobody would have known it, for Entremont played with a momentum that swept all before him. Few in the audience liked the Jolivet concerto much at first, but when the final notes faded there was a roar of approval. The orchestra refused to share the pianist's reward, simply sat tight and applauded...
...Entremont got his first piano lesson at eight, from his mother, herself a Grand Prix pianist. At twelve, he was winning his own prizes. Now starting a 50-concert American tour, accompanied by his pretty, redheaded wife, he thinks he might like to live in the U.S. "I like the people," he says. "For the performer, the audience creates a grande ambiance...
...starting team was dominated by Boston College, which is on its way to Colorado for the NCAA championships this week. The Eagles named were goalie Chick D'Entremont and center Jim Tiernan. The other starting members were Russ Kingman of Brown and Bob Dupuis of Boston University on defense, and Richie Cavanaugh of Northeastern at wing...