Born at Constantinople of a distinguished family with ties to the imperial court, Palamas mastered the classical philosophies of antiquity at the imperial university.
She studied the piano, mastering the classical repertoire as well as bebop, and she began touring and recording in her early twenties.
The other night it was impossible not to look with pity on its players, who, having devoted their careers to mastering the classical idioms of European music, were reduced to performing this.
By the time he was 18 he had mastered the classical forms of dhrupad, thumri, khayal and dadra, and begun performing at royal courts and public concerts with his brother Ghulam Qadir.
Like the British architect Sir John Soane more than a century earlier, he apprenticed as a bricklayer; he subsequently mastered the classical idiom in sketching trips to Italy and at the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
This vision comes with an implied promise that Yusuf, having mastered the classical Islamic tradition while sitting at the feet of its qualified heirs, can help you to reach these premodern levels of purity.
And a recital at the library featuring Anton Del Forno, master of the classical guitar.
Alfred Brendel, below, a master of the classical piano repertory, will retire from the concert stage at the end of next year, The Associated Press reported.
A Columbia University researcher shows him the scans: many more areas of his brain light up during the Bach, which proves that he indeed prefers the Baroque master to the Classical firebrand.
Spanish Style The music of Spain, with Spain's national orchestra and a Spanish master of the classical guitar, will be emphasized in the Great Performers concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Avery Fisher Hall.
