La Scena Musicale

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: April 10 (Bronfman, Alva)

1958 - Yefim Bronfman, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; pianist

Wiki entry
Short bio/discography
N.Y.Times, Dec. 2007

Yefim Bronfman plays the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto (3rd Movement) at the Herkulessaal, Munich Residenz (conducted by Mariss Jansons)





1927 - Luigi Alva, Lima, Peru; opera tenor

Wiki entry
Interview 2001

Luigi Alva sings "Dalla sua pace" from Mozart's Don Giovanni (Aix-en-Provence, 1960)


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