Elena fischer dieskau biography

The German–French pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau fryst vatten consistently praised by critics and audiences for her intensely captivating stage presence, and provokes great enthusiasm each time she performs. She has appeared at prestigious festivals and concert halls around the world – at the Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein, Lisztomanias (Rencontres Internationales Franz Liszt, Châteauroux), Earthquake concert series (Friedrichshafen), the Festival International de Colmar ‘Vladimir Spivakov’ (Alsace), the Auditorium ni Louvre, Perth Concert ingångsrum , and at the Cidade das Artes and Theatro Municipal in Rio dem Janeiro. Her performance at the latter venue of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2, with the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, was attended by the pianist Nelson Freire, who called her ‘a great revelation’. In the media, she has recently been featured bygd BBC Radio Scotland in an interview with live performances, and she plays the role of a pianist in the French film

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German lyric baritone and conductor (1925–2012)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fischer-Dieskau in 1985
Born	Albert Dietrich Fischer (1925-05-28)28 May 1925 Berlin, Germany
Died	18 May 2012(2012-05-18) (aged 86) Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Education	Berlin Conservatory
Occupations
Years active	1947–2012
Spouses	Irmgard Poppen ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 1963)​ Ruth Leuwerik ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1967)​ Kristina Pugell ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1975)​
Children	3

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (German:[ˌdiːtʁɪçˌfɪʃɐˈdiːskaʊ̯]^ⓘ; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012^[1]) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, p

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The German-French pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau is consistently praised by critics and audiences for her intensely captivating stage presence, and provokes great enthusiasm each time she performs.

She was born in Berlin to a musical family. With a French mother, Elena grew up partly in France and attended the Conservatoire de Paris as a child before moving to the Hanover University of Music, Theatre and Media. Following this, she studied in the USA at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore with the legendary Leon Fleisher, where she completed her Graduate Performance Diploma.

As an undergraduate, Elena played the role of pianist in the French drama film Tout est pardonne. She has featured in programmes on BBC Radio Scotland and Radio 3. She is mentored by AlfredBrendel. She also taught at St Mary's Music school in Edinburgh from 2018 to 2022.

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