Youra Guller
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Youra Guller was a female
French
classical
pianist
.
at the age of nine, where she worked with Isidor Philipp
. In the 1930s on the occasion of a concert tour planned for just 10 days she stayed in China for eight years, returned to France on the verge of the Second World War and the invasion of german troops. As a Jew, she was forced to slow down her activities and to hide. After the war in the 1950s she performed only occasionally due to illness, doing so when she needed money. She made her New York
debut in 1971.
Only
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
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Biography
Guller was born as Rose-Georgette Guller of Russian-Romanian heritage. She began her studies at the age of five. She performed in recitals and then enrolled at the Paris ConservatoryConservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
at the age of nine, where she worked with Isidor Philipp
Isidor Philipp
Isidor Philipp was a French pianist, composer, and distinguished pedagogue of Hungarian descent. He was born in Budapest and died in Paris.-Biography:...
. In the 1930s on the occasion of a concert tour planned for just 10 days she stayed in China for eight years, returned to France on the verge of the Second World War and the invasion of german troops. As a Jew, she was forced to slow down her activities and to hide. After the war in the 1950s she performed only occasionally due to illness, doing so when she needed money. She made her New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
debut in 1971.
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Discography
- Youra Guller plays Chopin , CD-audio, 2007, ASIN B000NY16M4
- The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980, AlbenizIsaac AlbénizIsaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms .-Life:Born in Camprodon, province of Girona, to Ángel Albéniz and his wife Dolors Pascual, Albéniz...
, Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, Claude-Beninge Balbastre, Chopin, Francois CouperinFrançois CouperinFrançois Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.-Life:Couperin was born in Paris...
, CD-audio, 2005, Label: Nimbus, ASIN B0000037BU - Beethoven piano sonatas op. 111 and op. 110, CD-Audio, 1973 (Erato), 1987 Nimbus
- Inédits de Youra Guller II: SchumannRobert SchumannRobert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
, Beethoven, Albeniz (Robert Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques, op. 13, Enreg. du 06.IV.1962. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto pour piano n° 4, op. 58, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Dir. Ernest AnsermetErnest AnsermetErnest Alexandre Ansermet was a Swiss conductor.- Biography :Ansermet was born in Vevey, Switzerland. Although he was a contemporary of Wilhelm Furtwängler and Otto Klemperer, Ansermet represents in most ways a very different tradition and approach from those two musicians. Originally he was a...
, Enreg. du 15.I.1958. Isaac Albeniz: Triana (Iberia), Enregistrement du 07.IV.1961. Archives inédites de la Radio Suisse Romande, Harmonia Mundi/Thara 650, 2008