Friedrich Gulda made his Carnegie Hall debut in October 1950, with critics hailing him as one of the greatest new piano talents.
Performer Biography
Winning the Geneva Piano Competition in October 1946 brought Friedrich Gulda immediate fame.
Recording & Production
The piano concertos on this album were recorded live with the Wiener Symphoniker on January 22, 1953.
Performer Biography
Friedrich Gulda, the pianist on this album, was born in Vienna on May 16, 1930, and began piano lessons at age seven.
Recording & Production
The recordings on this album were preserved thanks to Oskar Deleglise, a former employee of the Rot-Weiß-Rot radio station, who privately archived the tapes.
Performer Biography
Gulda was admitted to the Reichshochschule für Musik Wien at age twelve, studying piano and theory/composition.
Performer Biography
Gulda's first public appearance was in December 1942 at the Brahmssaal in Vienna, and in June 1944, he performed Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
