Stephen Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17, 1940), who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical pianist and conductor.

Biography

Stephen Kovacevich was born in San Pedro, California, to a 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 Berg Sonata, three Bach Preludes and Fugues and 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, New Zealand and South America.

As a soloist and conductor, he is probably best known for his interpretations of the core classical repertoire, including Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms and Béla 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 keyboard. He has directed the London Mozart Players, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in this way. Chamber music partners include Jacqueline du Pré, Martha Argerich, Steven Isserlis, Nigel Kennedy, Lynn Harrell, Sarah Chang, Gautier Capucon, Renaud Capucon, Kyung-Wha Chung and Emmanuel Pahud.

He was the third husband of Martha Argerich.

References

* [http://www.vanwalsum.com/artists/sk.php Stephen Kovacevich's website at Van Walsum Management]
* [http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=75 EMI biography]


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