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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Biography of Israeli piano prodigy Daniel Bar-Illan, highlighting his early debut at age 6, winning the Harriet Cohen Medal in 1953 as first non-Commonwealth recipient, 1954 U.S. standing ovation, and critical praise for virtuoso technique.
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Bar-Illan, who really started at an early age to display his phenomenal talent, played his first concert, at the age of six, on the maiden voyage of the first Israeli boat to sail from Haifa (Bar-Illan's birthplace) to Trieste.
The young pianist added another "first" to his list during the coronation of Elizabeth II. He won the medal awarded annually by Dame Harriet Cohen, Pianist to the Queen, on behalf of the British Music League to the year's outstanding young pianist, and, in so doing was the first non-Commonwealth citizen ever to receive this valuable award.
Appearing on one of America's oldest concert series during the summer of 1954, Bar-Illan, for the first time in the series' 80-year history, received a standing ovation at the end of his recital.
One of the most exceptional virtuosos of today, Bar-Illan has been accorded wide critical acclaim. Following his recent mid-western tour, a Fargo, N. D., critic stated:
"Again and again one remembered the 19th century phrase, the 'pearly touch.' It stands for superlatively clean articulation of every note and every interwoven line of the musical fabric. He brought amazing delicacy to both Bach and Beethoven ...... an impelling and convincing reading."
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Haifa, Israel; Trieste; United States
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At The Age Of Six; During The Coronation Of Elizabeth Ii; Summer Of 1954
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Bar-Illan, a piano prodigy from Haifa, displayed talent early, playing his first concert at age six on the maiden voyage of the first Israeli boat to Trieste. During Elizabeth II's coronation, he became the first non-Commonwealth citizen to win the Dame Harriet Cohen medal for outstanding young pianist. In summer 1954, he received a standing ovation in an 80-year-old American concert series. He is acclaimed for his virtuoso playing, with a critic praising his pearly touch and delicacy in Bach and Beethoven.