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Stephen Kovacevitch

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Stephen Kovacevitch

Born October 17, 1940 · San Pedro, California, USA (age 85)

Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17, 1940) is an American classical pianist and conductor. He is particularly celebrated for his recordings of works by Beethoven, Bartók and Schubert, and is known for technical skill, clarity of playing and an intelligent approach to interpretation. Stephen Kovacevich was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, to a Croatian father and an American mother. Whe…

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Bloody DaughterBloody Daughter · 2012
Bloody Daughter
★ 7.22012
MovieDocumentaryMusic
An atypical family portrait, directed by 34-year old Stéphanie Argerich, the daughter of pianists Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich. The filmmaker follows her mother in particular, during concerts and in moments of greater intimacy, searching for answers that might shed light on the private spaces of a family that has always lived in the limelight of the international stage, where gaiety and madness rub shoulders with an absolute and overwhelming passion: music.
The Alchemy of the PianoThe Alchemy of the Piano · 2024
The Alchemy of the Piano
2024
MovieDocumentaryMusic
When the pianist Francesco Piemontesi hears an unreleased recording of the pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, it comes as a shock to him. This freedom of playing, these colors and nuances, this virtuosity, which is always presented with a smile, overwhelms him. He decides to explore what he believes he is hearing here: the alchemy of the piano.
Martha Argerich – Verbier 2007-2008Martha Argerich – Verbier 2007-2008 · 2009
Martha Argerich – Verbier 2007-2008
2009
MovieMusic
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
★ 6.01975
SeriesTalk
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
★ 8.01972
SeriesTalkNews
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.

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