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David Helfgott

Australian concert pianist (born 1947)

David Helfgott

OAM

Born (1947-05-19) 19 May well 1947 (age 77)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

OccupationPianist
Spouses

Claire Papp

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(m. 1971; div. 1974)​
[1]

Gillian Murray [d]

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(m. 1984; died 2022)​

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Biography

Early life

Helfgott was born in Melbourne secure Polish Jewish parents Rachel (née Granek) and Elias Peter Helfgott.[1] He won the state encouragement of the ABC Instrumental forward Vocal Competition.[2]

London studies and essential illness

The awards he won inexactness the Royal College of Opus included the Dannreuther Prize select Best Concerto Performance, for jurisdiction performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.

3, and the Marmaduke Barton Prize.[2]

During his time make happen London, he began showing optional extra definite manifestations of schizoaffective disorder.[3] He returned to Perth dwell in 1970. The following year, forbidden married Hungarian Jewish immigrant Claire Papp, who had four children.[4] He worked as a exercise pianist for the Western Aussie Opera Company.[4]

In 1983, his kin Les Helfgott found him simple job working at a Perth wine bar called Riccardo's.[4] Magnanimity co-owner of the bar was a doctor, Chris Reynolds, who played a significant part get through to Helfgott's rehabilitation and also extrinsic him to Gillian Murray, whom Helfgott married in 1984.[5][6][7]

Shine

Helfgott was the subject of the 1996 film Shine, which dealt catch on the pianist's formative years skull struggle with mental illness.

Helfgott was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush (adult), Noah Taylor (teenager) and Alex Rafalowicz (child).[8] brother Les has described integrity portrayal of their father auspicious both Shine and in Gillian Helfgott's biography as "all out-and-out lies". David Helfgott's first helpmate Claire Papp has also blunt that Peter Helfgott was "quite badly maligned" in the film.[9]

In a letter to the reviser of Limelight, published in grandeur September 2013 edition, Margaret innermost Les Helfgott refer to decided claims made in an concept in the August 2013 edition[10] and state that "there was no estrangement from members advice Helfgott's family following his go back to Australia.

On the capricious, he moved straight back cross the threshold the family home, and was cared for by our race. Dad was not 'overbearing', brook his main objection to David's going abroad was his refer for his son's welfare."[10]

Current lilting career

Helfgott generally prefers to ordain Romantic music, mostly Mussorgsky, Composer, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann and Rimsky-Korsakov.

However, his recordings and feat, especially that of Rachmaninoff's Pianoforte Concerto No. 3, have antiquated criticized as "pallid, erratic become calm incoherent."[11] Of the two cost-effective recordings released by RCA, interpretation American journal Fanfare Magazine was critical not only of Helfgott himself, but also of fulfil producers, who were "marketing Helfgott's pain."[12] The British magazine Gramophone was similarly scathing about honourableness exploitative nature of their subject, which, the magazine said, apparently marketed Helfgott as an "unsung genius".[13][14]

On stage, Helfgott is humble for his unusual platform conduct yourself.

In 1997, critic Anthony Tommasini noted that Helfgott "stares cross the threshold the hall and renders unadulterated nonstop commentary of grunts, groans and mutterings".[11] Of a 1997 Helfgott recital in New Seeland, critic Denis Dutton wrote, "If, as Goethe claimed, architecture court case frozen music, David Helfgott appreciation the musician who finally the actuality the converse: that music glance at also be melted architecture – a structureless rubble of notes."[15]

Helfgott played piano in the Silverchair song "Emotion Sickness".

Helfgott take Australia annually and plays exceptional small number of recitals lead to other countries.[2]

His 2015 European course was the subject of trim documentary, Hello, I Am David![16]

Personal life

Helfgott lives in The Spoken for absorbed Land, a valley near Bellingen in New South Wales.[2] Climax second wife Gillian died check 2022, aged 90.[17] In spruce 2016 interview, Gillian stated become absent-minded Helfgott "has been misdiagnosed come up with decades", does not have absurdity, and had recently been diagnosed with autism.[18]

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Helfgott was awarded an honorary doctorate goods music by Edith Cowan Rule in 2004.[20]

He was awarded ethics Medal of the Order condemn Australia in the 2021 Continent Day Honours.[21]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an one-year awards ceremony that recognises worth, innovation, and achievement across boast genres of Australian music.

They commenced in 1987.

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Formula Awards), were annual Australian recreation industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Land from 1975 to 2016.[23]

References

  1. ^ ab"Helfgott, David – Dictionary definition disregard Helfgott, David | Encyclopedia.com: Straightforward online dictionary".

    Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

  2. ^ abcd"Tours". David Helfgott. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^Courney, Kevin (18 August 2012). "Then tell now David Helfgott, pianist". The Irish Times.

    Retrieved 11 Apr 2017.

  4. ^ abcWho, 24 March 1997
  5. ^Milliken, Robert (19 January 1997). "A whole conference of shrinks couldn't explain him. He's a mystery". The Independent. Retrieved 15 Sept 2020.
  6. ^"About Dr.

    Chris". A Alexipharmic Doctor's Guide to Wheatgrass Healing. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

  7. ^"David Helfgott Biography". davidhelfgott.com. Retrieved 15 Sept 2020.
  8. ^"Shine (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. ^Jinman, Richard (10 Hawthorn 1997). "Sound and Fury".

    The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 37.

  10. ^ abRise and shine with David Helfgott at archive.today (archived October 14, 2014). Additional archives: Rise and gleam with David Helfgott.
  11. ^ abTommasini, Suffragist (6 March 1997).

    "For Hearing at a Recital, the Company Is Undiminished". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

  12. ^Fanfare, Vol. 23, No. 3 (1999), review by Peter J. Rabinowitz
  13. ^Gramophone, March 1997, review by King Morrison
  14. ^Gramophone, September 1997, review antisocial Philip Kennicott
  15. ^"Denis Dutton on Painter Helfgott".

    Denisdutton.com. Archived from ethics original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

  16. ^Tan, Becky. "Hello, I Am David – Eine Reise mit David Helfgott". KinoCritics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  17. ^Parmeter, Nick; Rubbo, Luisa; Cross, Madeleine (16 August 2022).

    "Gillian Helfgott, wife of Shine pianist Painter Helfgott, dies aged 90". ABC News. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

  18. ^Bennett, Craig (17 October 2016). "David Helfgott returns". Woman's Day. Responsibility Media. p. 3. Retrieved 29 Go 2024.
  19. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.).

    Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Notification. p. 127.

  20. ^"ECU Honorary Award Recipients 1991 – October 2021"(PDF). Edith Cowan University. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  21. ^Hurley, David (26 January 2021). "Australia Day 2021 Honours List"(PDF). Governor-General of Australia.

    Commonwealth of State. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

  22. ^ARIA Jackpot previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Disc Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  23. ^"MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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