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Jay Greenberg, the kid composer who got a big-time recording contract in the summer of 2006, has scored again: His violin concerto had its world premiere Sunday at Carnegie Hall with Joshua Bell as soloist and Roberto Abbado leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
The work, which combines a teenager’s rambunctiousness with a mature master’s sophistication, […]

Born: Either February 22, as stated on his certificate of baptism, or March 1,1810 based on his and his family’s statements. His parents were Mikolaj (Nicolas) Chopin who was originally from France and Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowska.
Birthplace: Zelazowa Wola in the Mazovia region of Poland.
Died: October 17, 1849 due to pulmonary tuberculosis. He was buried in […]

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* Alexander Borodin: “I am a composer in search of oblivion; and I‘m always slightly ashamed to admit that I compose.” (Letter to Lydia Karmalina)
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