Jörg Demus

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Jörg Demus (Sankt Pölten, Austria, 2 December 1928 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian pianist. At the age of six, Demus received his first piano lessons. Five years later, at the age of 11, he entered the Vienna Academy of Music, studying piano and conducting. His debut as a pianist came when he was still a student: at the age of 14, Demus played in the Brahms-Saal for the prestigious Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. He graduated in 1945, then 17 years old, after which he continued to study conducting with Josef Krips and Hans Swarowsky. Demus studied in Paris with Yves Nat from 1951 to 1953. In 1953 he studied interpretation further with Wilhelm Kempff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Edwin Fischer, and attended master classes with Walter Gieseking. In 1956 he won first prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. He was active as a Lied accompanist and a chamber music partner, appearing with such singers as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elly Ameling and Peter Schreier and string players like Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro. He performed widely as a soloist both on modern and on historical instruments and collaborated with Paul Badura-Skoda on the concert platform and in a book on the interpretation of Beethoven's piano sonatas. In 1972 he toured southern Africa with sold out and acclaimed performances in all the major cities. In 1974, Demus performed for the Peabody Mason Concert series in Boston. Demus played Romantic works quite often:

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Schumann: The Complete Piano Works Vol. 11

Schumann: The Complete Piano Works

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Badura-Skoda & Demus Play Mozart

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Big Beethoven Box

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Mozart - Ah, Vous Dirai-Je, Maman Et Autres Pièces

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Beethoven - Les 3 Dernieres Sonates

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Beethoven: Piano Works

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Westminster Legacy - The Collector's Edition (Volume 2)

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ベスト・オブ・ベスト / クラシック・ピアノ [Disc 2]

Schumann: The Complete Piano Works Vol. 12

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Famous Piano Pieces

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Best Of The Best - Classical Piano Music

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