Hampshire house london
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Since his concerto debut at the age of ten, the English ‘cellist Richard Harwood has performed in major venues throughout the world including the Royal Albert, Wigmore, Carnegie and Suntory Halls, NCPA Beijing, Musikverein, Concertgebouw and Alte Oper.
As concerto soloist, Richard has worked with conductors such as Mark Wigglesworth, Vasily Petrenko, Case Scaglione, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Okko Kamu, and Yehudi Menuhin, and with numerous orchestras including The Philharmonia, RTÉ NSO, Auckland Philharmonia and Ural Philharmonic.
As chamber musician, he has collaborated with the Jerusalem and Endellion Quartets, Joshua Bell, Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Olivier Charlier, Benjamin Schmid, Alena Baeva, Murray Perahia, Martin Roscoe, Peter Donohoe and Julius Drake, among others.
Richard’s discography includes a debut disc (EMI Classics) with pianist Christoph Berner, Composing Without The Picture (Resonus); a solo album of concert works written by film composers, Christopher Gunning’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, both on Signum and with the Roya
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Charles Levin Author
Technologist
When did this happen?
Last week, my sons, who both live in California, blessed us with a rare visit. It was a magical weekend for many reasons, including a big party we gave for 50 of our closest friends and family.
The night before the big party we did Chinese takeout from Ho Ho Kitchen, which our boys now grown, swear is the best in the country. Over egg rolls and spareribs, we reminisced about long-gone aunts and uncles who they both remember fondly as kids.
The standout was Uncle Siggy. He lost an eye as a child while riding a bicycle with scissors in his pocket. Yet he lived a full life, drove a car (always a Lincoln), and had an enormous apartment on Central Park West in Manhattan and another on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. Why two apartments and how did he afford all this?
Sigmund “Siggy” Barban was the number one wholesale furniture salesman for the United Furniture Company in the 1950s and 1960s. He was charming and always perfectly dressed. In fact, clothes, and specifical
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Hampshire House
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
40°45′58″N73°58′41″W / 40.76611°N 73.97806°W / 40.76611; -73.97806
Hampshire House is an apartment building and hotel located at 150 Central Park South in Manhattan, New York City, on the southern edge of Central Park between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. It contains 155 apartments on 36 floors.[1]
History
Origins
The building now known as New York City's Hampshire House was the brainchild of an Italian immigrant, Eugene E. Lignante, who came to America in 1891 on the SS Cheribon at the age of 11 with his parents. As a child, he was a talented violinist and working musician who is described in newspapers as having the ability to draw crowds.[2] As an adult Eugene grew to manage and direct several orchestras, playing at events and upscale hotels. With the increasing development of high-rise structures in the city during the early 20th century, Eugene changed career paths working in real estate, building and construction. In December 1925, Eugene hired architect R
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