Vlado Perlemuter

Vlado Perlemuter May 26 1904–September 4 2002 Was A French Pianist With Jewish Origins Born In Kovno Now Kaunas Lithuania . He Came To France In 1907. He Studied At The Conservatoire In Paris First With Moszkowski Then Later With Cortot. At Fifteen He Graduated From The Paris Conservatoire Where He Won The First Prize Playing Fauré’s Thème Et Variations Before The Composer However Fauré Was Already Deaf At That Time . In 1925 He Met The Great French Composer Maurice Ravel And Studied All Of Ravel's Solo Works For Piano With The Composer Himself. Subsequently He Became One Of The Leading Interpreters Of Ravel's Music. His Art Is Characterised By Shimmering Tonal Colours And A Singing Legato Combined With An Effortless Ease Of Interpretation. His Career Spanned The Entire Globe. He Recorded The Complete Mozart Sonatas The Entire Piano Works Of Ravel As Well As Works By Chopin Beethoven Mendelssohn Schumann Liszt And Fauré. Students From Around The World Were Also Attracted By His Fame As A Pedagogue. His International Career Spanned Over Seventy Years. He Gave His Final Concerts At The Age Of 89 Signing Off With An All-Ravel Recital At The Victoria Hall In Geneva. He Died In 2002 At The Age Of 98. Sources Taken From Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Vlado_Perlemuter read less