Eva Sukova - Bagatelle in a Minor, WoO 59 Fur Elise

ARRAU (Arrau) Claudio (b. 6 II 1903, Chillan) - Chilean pianist. 1st Ave. on the Intern. pianists competition in Geneva (1927). He studied at the Stern Conservatory (Berlin) with M. Krause. Concerts since childhood. He performed in ensembles with J. Sigheti, P. Casals and other prominent musicians. He toured in the USSR (1929, 1968). He taught at conservatories (Berlin, New York, etc. ). Since 1941, lives in New York, where he founded his own music school. A brilliant virtuoso, A. is a thoughtful and subtle interpreter of music of various styles and eras - from I. S. Bach to C. Debussy and I. Stravinsky. The cycles of his concerts from produ. L. Beethoven (32 sonatas and 5 fp. Concerts), with which he repeatedly performed in Berlin, London, New York and others. In Chillan - A. 's hometown - one of the streets was named after him.