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After death threat, pianist Igor Levit warns of rising hatred in Germany
(JTA) — Pianist Igor Levit says he has received death threats and is warning about an increase in hate crimes in Germany. The Russian-born musician, 32, whose family immigrated to Germany in ...
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Famed Classical Pianist Sets Out to Perform 1 Piece of Music for 22 Hours Straight — or 840 Times in a Row!
Igor Levit will attempt to play Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times in a row this spring in London Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE, where she has been working since 2023.
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Pianist Igor Levit
More than 50 concerts online from his home in Berlin. It became a lifeline for the music community. And Igor Levit says the experience transformed him, too. Igor Levit: These house concerts really ...
840 encores: Igor Levit and Marina Abramović plan a mammoth 20 hour Erik Satie performance
Igor Levit will endure the insane task of performing Erik Satie's 'Vexations' in full. View on euronews ...
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Levit returns
Yesterday, Igor Levit returned to Carnegie Hall, as he does frequently—as all great musicians should, I think. Carnegie Hall should present the best, regularly. But this does not always work out. For ...
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Famed Classical Pianist Sets Out to Perform 1 Piece of Music for 22 Hours Straight — or 840 Times in a Row!
Igor Levit is taking on one of classical music's most daunting challenges — again. On Monday, Jan. 27, the U.K. newspaper The Times announced that Levit, 37, will attempt to play composer Erik ...