Stephen Kovacevich
(born October 17, 1940), who has also been known as Stephen Bishop
and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich
is an American classical pianist and conductor.
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Biography
Stephen Kovacevich was born in
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, to a
Croatian father and an American mother.
He made his
concert debut as a
pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame
Myra Hess on a scholarship, and has been a London resident ever since, and is currently living in
Hampstead. In 1961 he made a sensational European début at the Wigmore Hall playing the Sonata by
Alban Berg, three
Bach Preludes and Fugues and
Beethoven's
Diabelli Variations
. In 1967 Kovacevich made his
New York début and since then he has toured Europe, the United States, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
As a soloist and conductor, he is probably best known for his interpretations of the core classical repertoire, including
Mozart, Beethoven,
Schubert,
Brahms and
Bartók. His international reputation has been built both on his concert appearances, renowned for their thoughtfulness and re-creative intensity, and on the highly acclaimed recordings he has made throughout his career.
In addition to his solo work, Stephen Kovacevich enjoys good relations with orchestras as a conductor and by directing from the piano. He has directed the
London Mozart Players,
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in this way. His chamber music partners have included
Jacqueline du Pré,
Martha Argerich,
Steven Isserlis,
Nigel Kennedy,
Lynn Harrell,
Sarah Chang,
Gautier Capuçon,
Renaud Capuçon, and
Emmanuel Pahud.
He was the third husband of Martha Argerich.
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