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String Quartet No. 14 (Beethoven)
Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826), a late quartet in seven attacca pieces opening with a slow fugue, dedicated to Baron von Stutterheim and published by Schott in 1827.
Transition from Classical to Romantic music
Transition from Classical to Romantic music: the gradual 19th-century shift from clarity, balance and formal elegance (c. 1750–1820) to emotional expression, chromaticism, virtuosity and nationalism (c. 1820–1900), with transitional figures such as Czerny.
Trill (music)
Trill (music): an ornament of rapid alternation between a written note and the note a tone or semitone above, notated tr with a wavy line; Baroque trills start on the upper note, modern ones on the written note, formerly called a shake.
Vienna New Year's Concert
The Vienna New Year's Concert (Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker): annual Strauss-family concert by the Vienna Philharmonic, 1 January 11:15, Musikverein Golden Hall; founded 31 December 1939 under Clemens Krauss in the Nazi era, televised since 1959, 50 million viewers in 150+ countries, conductor rotates yearly since 1987.
Violin Concerto (Beethoven)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (Violinkonzert D-Dur), Beethoven's only violin concerto, written November 1806 for Franz Clement, premiered 23 December 1806 at the Theater an der Wien, revised 1807, revived by 12-year-old Joachim under Mendelssohn in London in 1844.
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), Polish Radio pianist and composer of about 500 songs, survived the Warsaw Ghetto and Wilm Hosenfeld; his 1946 memoir, partly written by Jerzy Waldorff, became Polanski's The Pianist.
XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition
The XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition (18th, Warsaw, 2–23 October 2021, postponed from 2020) was won by Canada's Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu, with Gadjiev and Sorita second ex aequo; 87 pianists competed, and the livestream drew 37.5 million YouTube views.