Biography: Yefim Bronfman, Yehudi Menuhin, Yma Sumac, Yo-Yo Ma, Yoav Talmi, York Bowen, Yryo Kilpinen, Yury (Karlovich) Arnold,

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Yefim Bronfman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Internationally known as one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his time, Yefim Bronfman’s repertoire includes works by Tchaikovsky, Bela Bartok, Brahms, Prokofiev and Mussorgsky

Yehudi Menuhin Biography, Photos, Pictures

With the passing of violinist Yehudi Menuhin at the age of 82 on March 12, 1999, the world lost one of its truly gifted musicians Primarily associated with classical music, Menuhin consistently sought diverse forums for his virtuosic playing

A singer with an amazing four-octave range, Yma Sumac was said to have been a descendant of Inca kings, an Incan princess that was one of the Golden Virgins Her offbeat stylings became a phenomenon of early-’50s pop music

Yo-Yo Ma was the cello’s foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1978

Israeli-born conductor/composer Yoav Talmi has made one crowning achievement to date as a recording artist, in his performance of the Bruckner Symphony No 9 with the incomplete fourth movement, as realized by William Carragan

Bowen studied at the RAM and went on to become a composer and an extraordinary pianist His best known compositions were his smaller piano works, suites and genre pieces, but his body of work also includes three piano concertos, a Symphony in e minor and a Symphonic Fantasia

Yryo Kilpinen Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Finnish composer of hundreds of lyrical songs plus choral and piano music ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Yury (Karlovich) Arnold Biography, Photos, Pictures

Yury Arnold was a Romantic composer and musicographer His compositions, such as the operas “Invalid,” “Noch pod Ivana Kupala,” “Tsiganka,” and “Posledniy den Pompei,” add little to the annals of music

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