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Cyprien Katsaris
12+ albums
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Cyprien Katsaris, the French-Cypriot pianist and composer, was born on May 5 th 1951 in Marseilles. He first began to play the piano at the age of four, in Cameroon where he spent his childhood. His first teacher was Marie-Gabrielle Louwerse. A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire where he studied piano with Aline van Barentzen and Monique de la Bruchollerie (piano First Prize, 1969), as well as chamber music with René Leroy and Jean Hubeau (First Prize, 1970), he won the International Young Interpreters Rostrum-Unesco (Bratislava 1977), the First Prize in the International Cziffra Competition (Versailles 1974) and he was the only western-European prize-winner at the 1972 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Competition. He was also awarded the Albert Roussel Foundation Prize (Paris 1970) and the Alex de Vries Foundation Prize (Antwerp 1972). He gave his first public concert in Paris, at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées on 8 May 1966, as a “Knight” of the youth competition “The Kingdom of Music”; he performed the Hungarian Fantasy by Franz Liszt, with the Orchestre Symphonique d'Ile-de-France conducted by René-Pierre Chouteau. His major international career includes performances with the world's greatest orchestras. His discography consists of solo works by most of the greatest masters as well as works for piano and orchestra including Bach Concertos with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Brahm's Concerto no. 2 with Eliahu Inbal conducting the Philharmonia (London), both
top songs
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Goodbye, Mr. Rachmaninov - World Premiere Recording
2,9442Schumann : Kinderszenen [Scenes from Childhood] Op.15 : VII Träumerei
2,1713Grieg : Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46 : I Morning Mood
7004Des-dur. Molto vivace
6825Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military"
5436Chopin : Waltz No.9 in A flat major Op.69 No.1, 'L'adieu valse'
5177Chopin : Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
5088Mozart : Fantasia in D minor K397
4659Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7
43810Chopin : Waltz No.11 in G flat major Op.70 No.1
430albums
111 Piano Hits - Vol. 1
111 Piano Hits - Vol. 5 (World Premiere Recordings)
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111 Piano Hits - Vol. 2 (World Premiere Recordings)
Elective Affinities - Die Wahlverwandtschaften (World Premiere Recordings)
40 Most Beautiful Piano Classics
Chopin 19 Waltzes
Cyprien Katsaris - The Sony Recordings
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40 Most Beautiful Relaxing Classics
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Piano Rarities - Vol. 1: Transcriptions (World Premiere Recordings)
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111 Piano Hits - Vol. 4 (World Premiere Recordings)
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40 Most Beautiful Classical Masterpieces
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Bach: A New Recital - Piano Works, BWV 906, 912, 922, 946, 950, 951, 989 & 1006a