ROMANTICISM: Explore the late George Colerick's fascinating series of articles encroaching on the subjects of melody, romanticism, operetta and humour in music.
PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Russian pianist and piano teacher Vadim Suchanov was born in Vladivostok in 1949. Leaving Moscow in about 1980 he was based in Munich, Germany, for most of his life.
His students included Julia Froschhammer, Béla Hartmann, Zoran Imširović, Judith Jáuregui, Margarita Oganesjan, Dmitrij Romanov, Vadim Rudenko, Vestards Šimkus and Alexandra Troussova.
Vadim Suchanov died on about 17 February 2024, aged seventy-four or seventy-five, in complete obscurity, after withdrawing into a life of little contact with others.
Profile. To Vladivostok With Thanks - Memories of the Russian pianist and teacher Vadim Suchanov (1949-2024) from Béla Hartmann
Classical music news - February 2024 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month