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He was an orchestral conductor born in Chicago,
Illinois to a musical family. His grandfather sold sheet music,
his father founded General Music Publishing and his uncle founded the
American branch of Decca. As a
pianist he was a child prodigy, but studied German political history at
John Hopkin's University before going to Stuttgart
Staatliche Hochschule
fur Musik in Germany
to study conducting, composition and piano. He became a vocal coach in Switzerland
and on his return to the United
States
he became music director at the Opera Theater of Manhattan as well as
earning a law degree at New York University. He founded the Philharmonia Virtuosi
of New York in 1968 and remained their artistic director until his death. They
released a successful series of classical "greatest hits" with
The Greatest Hits of 1720
possibly the most successful. He
died from cancer at his home in 2006.
He was 69 years old.
Eugen d'Albert
recordings
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E,
Vox 7206 (CD:
The Franz Liszt School, Vol. 1)
Conductor - Richard Kapp
Piano - Michael
Ponti
Sources:
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Kapp-Richard.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/arts/music/06kapp.html?ex=1307246400&en=45d1b994dd551edb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
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