Biography: Van Cliburn, Vasily Sergeievich Kalinnikov, Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, Vaclav Pichl, Vaclav Talich, Vadim Repin, Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, Victor Masse, Victor Mizzy, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,

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Pianist Van Cliburn was arguably the most celebrated classical performer of the modern era, renowned for his flawless technical prowess and unparalleled romantic sensibility

Vasily Sergeievich Kalinnikov Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Russian composer of orchestral works, especially his first symphony, and the incidental music for Tsar Boris, 1899 ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek Biography, Photos, Pictures

Tomasek was one of the most influential Czech composers and teachers during the early to mid nineteenth century He not only affected his students, like Vorisek, Kittl and Hanslick but also the music of Schubert

Vaclav Pichl Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a Czech student of music, Pichl was taught music by Pokorny and counterpoint by Seger at Tyn He served in various capacities — primarily as a violinist — in Prague, Milan, and Vienna

Vaclav Talich Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vaclav Talich was the most renowned conductor of Czechoslovakia, primarily responsible for the rise of the Czech Philharmonic to international standardHis father was a choirmaster and music teacher who taught him violin

Russian violinist Vadim Repin was born in the city of Novosibirsk in 1971, and gave his first recital performance at the age of 11, taking top honors at the Wieniawski International Competition that very same year

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy Biography, Photos, Pictures

A pianist and composer who was a student of Marmontel, Bazin and Barbereau “La tempete” was a symphonic poem composed by Duvernoy that won the City of Paris prize

Victor Masse Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a young child, Masse moved from Lorient to Paris where he was able to enter the Paris Conservatoire at the age of twelve He won the second prize in solfege, piano, harmony and fugue eventually receiving the Prix de Rome after studying with Halevy (1844)

Victor Mizzy Biography, Photos, Pictures

If you’re not a soundtrack aficionado, you may not know who Vic Mizzy is, but you almost certainly know his two most-famous compositions: the theme songs to the TV sitcoms The Addams Family and Green Acres

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is, along with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the two most renowned and respected orchestras in the world, and represents the pinnacle of virtuoso ensemble playing

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