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Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt is a famous Canadian classical pianist; she is recognized as one of the top most pianists of the world, having the edge to play Bach, with such finesse.

She was born on July 26, 1958. She has a dual nationality, both Canadian and British, due to her ancestry from Britain. Her father named Godfrey was the cathedral organist in the town of Ottawa of Canada.

Angela Hewitt had started to learn piano, at the age of 3. it is also very interesting that she had started to perform for public, just at the age of 4, and had an honor of winning her first music scholarship at the age of 5.

Although, piano was always the basic inspiration for her in her entire life, but she had also studied violin, recorder, and ballet, during her stay at Mme. Toumine's school in Ottawa.

She had performed her first recital in the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, at the tender age of 9. She had studied at the Toronto Conservatory from 1964 to 1973.

Later, she went on to study with the French pianist, named Jean-Paul S?villa, at the University of Ottawa. She had got the first place in the Gian Battista Viotti competition in 1978 and in 1985 won the Toronto International Bach piano competition.

Angela Hewitt is not only known for her local performances, but instead, she has performed on an international level, as a solo artist, and with renowned orchestras and has made many recordings.

It is worth mentioning here, that the Hyperion record label, had signed her to record all the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach, in the year of 1994. The whole project has recently been completed and spanned over 14 discs.

The same offer was made to Deutsche Grammophon, but she could not reach up to the expectation of the recording company, and the idea was rejected.

Angela Hewitt has also made some of the very important recordings, for the works of some of great French composers like Emmanuel Chabrier, Maurice Ravel, Fran?ois Couperin, and Olivier Messiaen.

She has got great appraisal for all such recordings too, both by audiences and musical critics. Angela Hewitt is considered to be a founder member and artistic director of the Trasimeno Music Festival, which is held annually since 2005 in the town of Magione in Italy.

Angela Hewitt has been living in London since 1985. She has other places of residence in Canada and in the town of Umbria in Italy, where she stays, according to her work and personal preference.

She was declared an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC), in the year of 2000. Later, she was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), on 17 June 2006. She is really very fine performer and a great treasure for the present day, world of classical music.