PIANOQUIZZ
  1. Where is the "Rudolfinum" Concert Hall ?

    Budapest
    Prague
    Varsovia

  2. In 1872 The Piano factory STEINWAY choosed a great pianist in order to promote the Steinway piano all over the world. Which pianist was it?

    Ignacy Jan Paderewski
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Anton Rubinstein

  3. When did Cortot create his legendary Trio with Pablo Casals and Jacques Thibaut ?

    1905
    1910
    1898

  4. In 1905, Bela Bartok wins the Rubinstein Competition's Second Prize in Paris. Who wins the First Prize?

    Artur Schnabel
    Leopold Godowsky
    Wilhelm Backhaus

  5. Who did Chopin dedicate the Larghettoof his F-minor Piano Concerto ?

    Clara Schumann
    Constance Gladowska
    Delphine Potocka

  6. Who composed the famous Sonata, Concert sans Orchestre ?

    Witold Lutoslawski
    Robert Schumann
    Henri Dutilleux

  7. Who declared : "Horszowski has ever been my idol ?

    Mikhaïl Pletnev
    Murray Perahia
    Sviatoslav Richter

  8. Who amused himself by learning by heart plane-timetables ?

    Shura Cherkassky
    Vladimir Horowitz
    Julius Katchen

  9. Chopin's twelweth study is called "Revolutionnary": which historical events does it deal with?

    Poland's invasion in 1830
    The French Revolution in 1848
    The French Revolution in 1830

  10. Who composed Pierrot Lunaire ?

    Arnold Schoenberg
    Anton Webern
    Karlheinz Stockhausen

  11. The San Carlo Theater is in :

    Florence
    Venice
    Napoli

  12. Maurizio Pollini won the International Piano Competition in Warsaw in :

    1960
    1965
    1970

  13. Who claimed to be a descendant of Saint Francois of Assisi ?

    Ferrucio Busoni
    Luigi Nono
    Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

  14. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his final Piano Concerto in honour of :

    Alexandre III
    Napoléon Ier
    Wilhelm Ier

  15. Evgeny Kissin admires one of his famous compatriots. Who is this pianist ?

    Heinrich Neuhaus
    Emil Guilels
    Vladimir Sofronitzki

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