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André Previn – Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Improviser and More...
André Previn – The Kindness of Strangers
Dir.: Tony Palmer | 90 minutes

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André Previn's fascinating personality in various fields of music as an international composer, performer and artist who spent most of his time in airplanes and hotels and had a unique and addictive sense of humor

Lecture (in Heb.) by: Doron Solomon

Concert performed by: Karin Shifrin mezzo soprano, Tal Zilber piano

In the program: Classical and Jazz repertoire works by SchubertBizetGershwinGeorge Shearing and more

USA 1998 | 90 minutes | English | Hebrew subtitles

One of the most remarkable artistic events of the 1990s was the staging of the first opera composed by pianist, composer, and conductor André Previn – an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’A Streetcar Named Desire. This film tells the story of the making of the opera and presents Previn’s life story as well – from fleeing Nazi Germany to the United States to his success as a conductor and as a multi-Oscar-winning composer of more than 50 film scores, including My Fair Lady.

As a jazz pianist, Previn collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald and many others. Among his five wives were equally famous women such as Mia Farrow and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. The film’s inside look at the rehearsal room, combined with extensive parts of the opera, result in pure delight for both eyes and ears.

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