Ivo Pogorelić (20 October 1958) is a Croatian pianist. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article deals with those who play the piano. ...

He received his first piano lessons when he was seven. Five years later, he was invited to Moscow to continue his studies at the Central Music School with Timakin. He graduated to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. In 1976 he began studying intensively with the pianist and teacher Aliza Kezeradze, who passed on to him the tradition of the Liszt-Siloti school. They were married from 1980 until her premature death in 1996. Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a virtuoso pianist and composer. ...

Pogorelić won the Casagrande Competition in Terni (Italy) in 1978 and the Montreal International Music Competition in 1980; but he became famous for the prize he didn't win. In 1980 he entered the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and was eliminated in the third round. The Argentine pianist Martha Argerich proclaimed him a genius and left the jury in protest. Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a pianist of Argentinian origin. ...

Pogorelić gave his debut recital in New York's Carnegie Hall in 1981. He debuted in London the same year. Since then, he has played many solo recitals worldwide and has played with some of the world's leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris and many others. Pogorelić soon began recording for Deutsche Grammophon and in 1982 he became one of their exclusive artists. He has made more than fifteen recordings of works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky and others. Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Manhattan, New York City. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is a full time orchestra based in London. ... The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, based in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the major orchestras in the United States. ... The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) is the best known orchestra in Austria and one of Europes major ensembles. ... The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the worlds leading orchestras. ... The Orchestre de Paris is a French orchestra created in 1967, based in Paris, whose current Music Director is Christoph Eschenbach. ... Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B flat, A, C, B natural. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of classical music. ... This article is about Frédéric Chopin, the composer. ... Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a virtuoso pianist and composer. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский) (March 21, 1839 – March 28, 1881; sometimes spelt Modeste Moussorgsky), was an innovative Russian composer famed for his colourful, exotic, and lush orchestral pieces dedicated to various subjects of medieval Russian history. ... Baroque musicians: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ...

In 1986 Pogorelić established a foundation in Croatia to help young artists study abroad by raising funds for scholarships. Since 1989, the Ivo Pogorelić Festival in Bad Wörishofen gives young artists the opportunity to perform with renowned artists. In December 1993, Pogorelić founded the "International Solo Piano Competition" in conjunction with the Ambassador Foundation in Pasadena, California. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, CA Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

In 1994 he helped to provide medical support for the people of Sarajevo by seting up a foundation that organized charity concerts. He has helped to raise money for the rebuilding of Sarajevo, the Red Cross and the fight against illnesses such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. In 1988 he was named an "Ambassador of Goodwill" by UNESCO. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His vast repertoire consists of works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. After the death of his first wife he has not made any new recordings and his public performances became scarce. Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, also Sergey Rachmaninov or Serge Rakhmaninov (Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́нинов), (April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. ... Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin) (January 6, 1872 – April 27, 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. ...

»First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.«

—Ivo Pogorelić about the most important things Aliza Kezeradze has taught him.