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  • amateur51

    Originally posted by mercia View Post
    too, too kind

    Born 1924, 1952 and 1954 all three are from the same musical K family
    (with a musical in-law born 1916)
    Are these the Kumars - Anoop, Amit & Sumit?

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    • mercia
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 8920

      Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
      Are these the Kumars - Anoop, Amit & Sumit?
      'fraid not (who are they?)

      my 1924-born was a violinist, the 1952 and 1954-born his children - male violinist/conductor, daughter pianist
      his wife (a violinist, born 1919) was the sister of a famous pianist (born 1916), surname beginning G
      all Russian
      I think there's a third generation of musicians too, but I won't complicate matters

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      • amateur51

        Originally posted by mercia View Post
        'fraid not (who are they?)

        my 1924-born was a violinist, the 1952 and 1954-born his children - male violinist/conductor, daughter pianist
        his wife (a violinist, born 1919) was the sister of a famous pianist (born 1916), surname beginning G
        all Russian
        I think there's a third generation of musicians too, but I won't complicate matters
        Ah the Kogans - Leonid, Pavel & Nina? And Gilels

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        • antongould
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 8792

          Kogan but possibly not Alma?

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          • mercia
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 8920

            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
            the Kogans - Leonid, Pavel & Nina? And Gilels

            well done, ams. you've just pipped Anton to the post
            hope you didn't spend too much time on it

            L for you

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            • amateur51

              Cheers mercia and hard luck Anton!

              As usual nothing cryptic here ...

              What L

              Played a piano concerto at a concert conducted by the son of an Austrian wunderkind?

              Shared a composition tutor with an Austrian symphonist?

              Taught the teacher of one of Britain’s foremost pianists?

              All elements are musical

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              • amateur51

                With apologies to the night owls, I am off to my bed now and plan to be with you again around 09:00. Sleep well!

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                • Nick Armstrong
                  Host
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 26540

                  Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                  Ah the Kogans - Leonid, Pavel & Nina? And Gilels
                  Great shot, Beefy! Big six straight into the pavilion!
                  "...the isle is full of noises,
                  Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                  Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                  Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                  • mercia
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8920

                    well, rightly or wrongly, of my Austrian symphonists I have so far eliminated Mahler and Bruckner (do we call Mahler Austrian?)
                    plenty more to go ........................

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                    • Dave2002
                      Full Member
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 18025

                      Franz Xaver wunderkind was apparently a conductor ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_X...olfgang_Mozart

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                      • mercia
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 8920

                        oh, well done Dave ........... you're there
                        I was wrong to eliminate Bruckner, it would seem

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                        • amateur51

                          Top of the morning to y'all - I'm here if anyone needs a clue

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                          • mercia
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                            • Nov 2010
                            • 8920

                            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                            Top of the morning to y'all - I'm here if anyone needs a clue
                            T-o-t-m to you too
                            I think Dave is there without clues

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                            • Dave2002
                              Full Member
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 18025

                              No, i've not got there yet. I'm trying to find out more - maybe a Liszt connection? Not got it yet.

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                              • mercia
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 8920

                                well I'll tell you for free that the British pianist is Clifford Curzon

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