tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post4066159920367801122..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Dean Dixon - I owe him a huge debtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-10513515762449095762012-07-16T22:59:16.933+01:002012-07-16T22:59:16.933+01:00My piano professor, Judith Burganger was first Ame...My piano professor, Judith Burganger was first American who won the Munich Piano Competition in Germany . After she won, she quest performed Rachmanninoff Second piano concerto in Germany in 1965, and the conductor was Dean Dixon. That's how I got to know him... <br /><br />I wish to know more about him.<br /><br />btw, Here is the link of my piano professor and Dean Dixon perform Rach 2nd.. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prcvEcL6tNE<br /><br />JAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087854178635193078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-14835633030810101552011-10-06T16:50:54.394+01:002011-10-06T16:50:54.394+01:00He was the real introducer in my life to great mus...He was the real introducer in my life to great music when he conducted the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in the 50s. I was a young boy then and got a free ticket for "the School concerts" in our famous Concert Hall. He made a great pedagogic show and introduced us to Benjamin Britten's The young persons guide to the orchestra. But also - I remember - did a funny show to de-dramatize the role of the conductor. "Now I will show you the importance of the conductor", he said, starting up the Ruslan and Ludmilla-overture. After a few bars he left his place, walked down and passed all the way to the back of the hall. Then he slowly reenterd, in time to close the score. "Now you have seen the importance of the conductor", he said. As you see - still a vivd memory. Thanks Dean.Åke Malmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272441056598936964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-72146675080572059742009-08-28T16:02:48.502+01:002009-08-28T16:02:48.502+01:00When I was about 10 years old, around 1947, I atte...When I was about 10 years old, around 1947, I attended a series of music appreciation classes given by Dean Dixon in a private home in Queens, NY. It was a wonderful experience. It was in conjunction with those classes that I probably attended my first live orchestral concert (at Needletrades High School, in NY?) conducted by Mr. Dixon.<br /><br />The last time I saw him was one summer when he conducted the NY Philharmonic in Central Park.<br /><br />A wonderful man. Died much too young.barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634565903647831406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-89854049220235577122009-04-01T18:33:00.000+01:002009-04-01T18:33:00.000+01:00JW, you're right. A commemorative stamp should be ...JW, you're right. A commemorative stamp should be issued!<BR/><BR/>I have a short write up in Spanish on Dean Dixon here: http://ladansedepuck.blogspot.com/2009/03/los-directores-x.html<BR/><BR/>You have to scroll down the page to see it. Hope you can understand it... <BR/>Wanted to compliment Pliable on the photos used in this particular write up.La Danse de Puckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042965988264232932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-37573811887040937222008-10-30T02:43:00.000+00:002008-10-30T02:43:00.000+00:00Thanks for this poignant tribute. I never got to s...Thanks for this poignant tribute. I never got to see him, but I was able to acquire some recordings ,which in my opinion show him to be a master. The pictures are telling; they seem to reek with Dixon's joy in making music. <BR/><BR/>Dean Dixon should be on an American postage stamp.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520926883774598349noreply@blogger.com