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josé carlos sequeira costa

Born 1929 Died 2019

José Carlos Sequeira Costa: A Legacy of Romantic Piano José Carlos de Sequeira Costa (18 July 1929 in Luanda, Angola – 21 February 2019 in Olathe, Kansas) was a Portuguese pianist who is especially renowned for his interpretations of the Romantic repertoire. As a child, Sequeira Costa showed exceptional musical talent. When he was eight years old, he moved to Lisbon to become the protégé of José Vianna da Motta who was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt. Following Vianna da Motta’s death in 1948, Sequeira Costa continued his studies in London under another eminent pianist, Mark Hambourg.…

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josé carlos sequeira costa

1929 - 2019

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