SCHUMANN PIANO QUINTET OP.44 2ND MOV (2007)

Fani Lowenkron was born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1944, into a family of Polish Jews . She started to play very soon. She has a wonderful Curriculum. She had 3 very great teachers in Brazil. First Heitor Alimonda, then the wonderful ARNALDO ESTRELLA, with whom she studied for 6 years, during her graduation and post-graduation at the University of Brazil. She studied afterwards with the excellent pianist HOMERO DE MAGALHÃES and was the first brazilian to study at JUILLIARD SCHOOL as an award of Fullbright . In 1971 she moved to New York and studied for 4 years with MIECZYSLAW MUNZ , one of the greatest teacher of XX century and an excellent Busoni´s pupil; she played so well that earnt a piano . In USA she was admired by CLAUDIO ARRAU, RUBINSTEIN and others. She was also an actress , singer, dancer... This pic was take around 1970. Before she goes to NY, was very close to the greatest brazilian writer of XX century, CLARICE LISPECTOR, who wrote a chronic in which Fani is very mentioned and in 60´s, when LILI KRAUS came to Brazil, liked her performance and said she played in a very sensitive way and with a beautiful toucher . In 1978 she had made Master Classes playing and teaching all the 27 Chopin Études and became Professor of the University. She played in Russia, Sweden, USA (she loves NY more than ever places) and a very much in Israel. During 80´s she traveled on tournées but dedicated mostly to teaching and she played several times on television until 1990. Then, she made some masterclasses and traveled sometimes to play in NY, Israel and Sweden. Since 2000 until nowadays she dedicates herself on teaching and eventually makes concerts or play on th radio.
Fani Lowenkron, who was admired in NY by pianists like Claudio Arrau, Mieczyslaw Munz (her teacher on Juilliard School) and Rubinstein, has been dedicating her artistic life mostly to teaching on the University and eventually making concerts, nowadays. She recorded this quintet with other teachers from the University, but i can tell only her name. It was made in 2007, Radio MEC, Rio de Janeiro.

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Mikayel