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Biography
Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17, 1940), who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical pianist and Conducting|conductor .
Biography
Stephen Kovacevich was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California , to a Croats|Croatian father and an American mother.
He made his concert debut as a pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame Myra Hess on a scholarship, and has been a London resident ever since, and is currently living in Hampstead . In 1961 he made a sensational European début at the Wigmore Hall playing the Sonata by Alban Berg , three Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach Preludes and Fugues and Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven 's Diabelli Variations . In 1967 Kovacevich made his New York début and since then he has toured Europe, the United States, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
As a soloist and conductor, he is probably best known for his interpretations of the core classical repertoire, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart , Beethoven, Franz Schubert|Schubert , Johannes Brahms|Brahms and Béla Bartók|Bartók . His international reputation has been built both on his concert appearances, renowned for their thoughtfulness and re-creative intensity, and on the highly acclaimed recordings he has made throughout his career.
In addition to his solo work, Stephen Kovacevich enjoys good relations with orchestras as a conductor and by directing from the piano. He has directed the London Mozart Players , Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in this way. His chamber music partners have included Jacqueline du Pré , Martha Argerich , Steven Isserlis , Nigel Kennedy , Lynn Harrell , Sarah Chang , Gautier Capuçon , Renaud Capuçon , and Emmanuel Pahud .
He has given masterclasses and recitals at Dartington International Summer School for many years.
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