Álvaro Cassuto is Portugal's foremost conductor, having served as Music Director for several orchestras and studied conducting with Herbert von Karajan in Berlin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Álvaro Cassuto, the composer, gradually embraced tonal revivalism in his works, adhering to the saying attributed to Schoenberg that 'there was still good music to be written in C major'.
Composer Biography
Álvaro Cassuto's first Sinfonia Breve, premiered in 1959, was the first twelve-tone work by a Portuguese composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Álvaro Cassuto, the composer, studied with avant-garde figures like Messiaen, Boulez, and Stockhausen in Darmstadt, but later concluded that the Darmstadt school led to a 'dead end'.
Composer Biography
Álvaro Cassuto, the composer, began his musical education at home through the initiative of his German grandparents, who played violin and piano duets.
Performer Biography
Antonio Rosado, the pianist, was a laureate of the Maurice Ravel International Academy and a winner at the Alfredo Casella competition in Naples.
Performer Biography
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, formed in 1891, was awarded Royal Patronage in 1991 and has received eight GRAMMY® Awards nominations.
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