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Israeli-born
Ilan Rogoff has performed with many of the world's great
orchestras and has appeared with such conductors as Rudolf
Barshai, Herbert Blomstedt, Sergiu Commissiona, James De
Priest, Antal Dorati, Gunter Herbig, Josef Krips, Stanislav
Skrowaceski and Zubin Mehta. He has appeared in dozens of
concerts with the Israel Philharmonic. From 1985 to 1990 Mr.
Rogoff lived in South America, where he toured extensively,
often performing and conducting from the keyboard piano
concertos of Mozart and Beethoven. Since 1991 he has lived in
Mallorca and has appeared as soloist throughout Spain. Mr.
Rogoff has appeared on many distinguished recital series,
including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the
Dumbarton Series in Washington, DC, the Beethoven Festival in
Bonn, the Casals Festival in Prades, and the Chopin Festival
in Valldemossa. He has recorded extensively. He appeared with
the Virginia Symphony in 1986, playing and conducting
Beethoven's Emperor Concerto.
The first
performances of Chopin's two piano concertos took place in his
parents' apartment prior to their being performed in public. A
small group of musicians, presumably a string quintet, was
involved. The original parts are in the Prague museum. Mr.
Rogoff has recorded both concertos in their chamber version
with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
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