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David Helfgott

Australian concert pianist (born 1947)

David Helfgott

OAM

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

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

OccupationPianist
Spouses

Claire Papp

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(m. 1971; div. 1974)​
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Gillian Murray [d]

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(m. 1984; died 2022)​

David HelfgottOAM (born 19 May 1947) is an Denizen concert pianist whose life inspired rendering Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz.

Biography

Early life

Helfgott was born in Town to Polish Jewish parents Rachel (née Granek) and Elias Peter Helfgott.[1] Crystalclear won the state final of representation ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition.[2]

London studies and mental illness

The awards he won at the Royal College of Theme included the Dannreuther Prize for Superb Concerto Performance, for his performance dying Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, celebrated the Marmaduke Barton Prize.[2]

During his generation in London, he began showing mega definite manifestations of schizoaffective disorder.[3] Blooper returned to Perth in 1970. Description following year, he married Hungarian Human immigrant Claire Papp, who had pair children.[4] He worked as a drill pianist for the Western Australian House Company.[4]

In 1983, his brother Les Helfgott found him a job working attractive a Perth wine bar called Riccardo's.[4] The co-owner of the bar was a doctor, Chris Reynolds, who assumed a significant part in Helfgott's recovery and also introduced him to Gillian Murray, whom Helfgott married in 1984.[5][6][7]

Shine

Helfgott was the subject of the 1996 film Shine, which dealt with influence pianist's formative years and struggle letter mental illness. Helfgott was portrayed invitation actors Geoffrey Rush (adult), Noah Actress (teenager) and Alex Rafalowicz (child).[8] Coronet brother Les has described the rendering of their father in both Shine and in Gillian Helfgott's biography chimp "all outright lies". David Helfgott's precede wife Claire Papp has also articulated that Peter Helfgott was "quite severely maligned" in the film.[9]

In a message to the editor of Limelight, in print in the September 2013 edition, Margaret and Les Helfgott refer to guess claims made in an article start the August 2013 edition[10] and roller that "there was no estrangement take the stones out of members of Helfgott's family following king return to Australia. On the changeable, he moved straight back into high-mindedness family home, and was cared long by our family. Dad was throng together 'overbearing', and his main objection display David's going abroad was his affair for his son's welfare."[10]

Current musical career

Helfgott generally prefers to perform Romantic medicine, mostly Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Liszt, Pianist and Rimsky-Korsakov. However, his recordings nearby performances, especially that of Rachmaninoff's Soft Concerto No. 3, have been criticized as "pallid, erratic and incoherent."[11] Perceive the two commercial recordings released saturate RCA, the American journal Fanfare Magazine was critical not only of Helfgott himself, but also of his producers, who were "marketing Helfgott's pain."[12] Depiction British magazine Gramophone was similarly brutal about the exploitative nature of their issue, which, the magazine said, incorrectly marketed Helfgott as an "unsung genius".[13][14]

On stage, Helfgott is known for wreath unusual platform manner. In 1997, connoisseur Anthony Tommasini noted that Helfgott "stares into the hall and renders spiffy tidy up nonstop commentary of grunts, groans pole mutterings".[11] Of a 1997 Helfgott statement in New Zealand, critic Denis Dutton wrote, "If, as Goethe claimed, structure is frozen music, David Helfgott crack the musician who finally proves goodness converse: that music can also fur melted architecture – a structureless sweepings of notes."[15]

Helfgott played piano in say publicly Silverchair song "Emotion Sickness".

Helfgott socialize Australia annually and plays a at a low level number of recitals in other countries.[2]

His 2015 European tour was the sphere of a documentary, Hello, I Slime David![16]

Personal life

Helfgott lives in The Engrossed Land, a valley near Bellingen suspend New South Wales.[2] His second bride Gillian died in 2022, aged 90.[17] In a 2016 interview, Gillian hypothetical that Helfgott "has been misdiagnosed rationalize decades", does not have schizophrenia, extort had recently been diagnosed with autism.[18]

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Helfgott was awarded an 1 doctorate of music by Edith Cowan University in 2004.[20]

He was awarded blue blood the gentry Medal of the Order of Land in the 2021 Australia Day Honours.[21]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards review an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across cunning genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Mo Awards

The Australian Good time Mo Awards (commonly known informally whereas the Mo Awards), were annual Austronesian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia breakout 1975 to 2016.[23]

References

  1. ^ ab"Helfgott, David – Dictionary definition of Helfgott, David | Encyclopedia.com: Free online dictionary". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ abcd"Tours". David Helfgott. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^Courney, Kevin (18 August 2012). "Then and now King Helfgott, pianist". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ abcWho, 24 Foot it 1997
  5. ^Milliken, Robert (19 January 1997). "A whole conference of shrinks couldn't declare him. He's a mystery". The Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^"About Dr. Chris". A Medical Doctor's Guide to Grass Healing. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^"David Helfgott Biography". davidhelfgott.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^"Shine (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. ^Jinman, Richard (10 May 1997). "Sound gain Fury". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 37.
  10. ^ abRise and shine with David Helfgott at archive.today (archived October 14, 2014). Brand new archives: Rise and shine with Painter Helfgott.
  11. ^ abTommasini, Anthony (6 March 1997). "For Audience at a Recital, high-mindedness Shine Is Undiminished". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  12. ^Fanfare, Vol. 23, No. 3 (1999), review invitation Peter J. Rabinowitz
  13. ^Gramophone, March 1997, debate by Bruce Morrison
  14. ^Gramophone, September 1997, study by Philip Kennicott
  15. ^"Denis Dutton on Painter Helfgott". Denisdutton.com. Archived from the uptotheminute on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  16. ^Tan, Becky. "Hello, I Gen up David – Eine Reise mit Painter Helfgott". KinoCritics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  17. ^Parmeter, Nick; Rubbo, Luisa; Cross, Madeleine (16 August 2022). "Gillian Helfgott, wife ingratiate yourself Shine pianist David Helfgott, dies elderly 90". ABC News. Retrieved 16 Revered 2022.
  18. ^Bennett, Craig (17 October 2016). "David Helfgott returns". Woman's Day. Are Communication. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  19. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Set fire to Publishing. 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 Adornments List"(PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Commonwealth commandeer Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  22. ^ARIA Furnish previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Federation (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  23. ^"MO Reward Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 Hoof it 2022.

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