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Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg ( Bulgarian: Алексис Сигизмунд Вайсенберг; 26 July 1929 – 8 January 2012) was a Bulgarian-born French pianist. [1] [2] [3] Early life and career. Born into a Jewish family in Sofia, Weissenberg began taking piano lessons at the age of three from Pancho Vladigerov, a Bulgarian composer.
Jan 10, 2012 · Alexis Weissenberg, a charismatic Bulgarian-born pianist known for his thundering aggressiveness and rational detachment at the keyboard, and for his unapologetic defense of those...
Alexis Weissenberg, with his personality and remarkable insight, is one of the key performers of the twentieth century. Herbert von Karajan Alexis Weissenberg was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on 26 July 1929.
The Bulgarian-born pianist Alexis Weissenberg, whose musical talent as a youngster probably saved his life and that of his mother, died Sunday at age 82. Weissenberg's career swung high and low.
Jan 9, 2012 · Bulgarian pianist Alexis Weissenberg, hailed as "one of the greatest performers of the 20th century", has died aged 82. Born into a Jewish family in Sofia, Weissenberg began piano lessons at...
Jan 10, 2012 · Bulgarian-born French pianist Alexis Weissenberg, whose love of music from the age of 3 saved him and his mother from a World War II concentration camp and carried him to the heights of...
May 24, 2024 · No pianist of international repute has divided opinion more dramatically than Alexis Weissenberg (1929-2012), an artist who provoked an extreme love-hate division. He was a terrific pianist, but the difficulty arises when the nature of his musicianship is called into question.
