Angela Hewitt
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Angela Hewitt is a renowned Canadian classical pianist celebrated especially for her interpretations of J.S. Bach’s keyboard works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angela Hewitt canonical | 9 |
| Angela Hewitt – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2425126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angela Hewitt Context triple: [Goldberg Variations, notablePerformer, Angela Hewitt]
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Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud is a renowned French classical pianist celebrated for her expressive interpretations, particularly of Romantic repertoire, and for her parallel work as a writer and wildlife conservationist.
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B.
Hilary du Pré
Hilary du Pré is a British flautist and author best known for her memoir about her sister, the celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
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C.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a renowned German violinist celebrated for her virtuosic technique and interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Alison Balsom
Alison Balsom is an acclaimed English classical trumpeter renowned for her solo performances, recordings, and contributions to popularizing the trumpet in contemporary classical music.
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E.
Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia is an acclaimed American pianist and conductor renowned for his interpretations of Classical and early Romantic repertoire and his extensive award-winning recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angela Hewitt Target entity description: Angela Hewitt is a renowned Canadian classical pianist celebrated especially for her interpretations of J.S. Bach’s keyboard works.
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A.
Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud is a renowned French classical pianist celebrated for her expressive interpretations, particularly of Romantic repertoire, and for her parallel work as a writer and wildlife conservationist.
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B.
Hilary du Pré
Hilary du Pré is a British flautist and author best known for her memoir about her sister, the celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
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C.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a renowned German violinist celebrated for her virtuosic technique and interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Alison Balsom
Alison Balsom is an acclaimed English classical trumpeter renowned for her solo performances, recordings, and contributions to popularizing the trumpet in contemporary classical music.
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E.
Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia is an acclaimed American pianist and conductor renowned for his interpretations of Classical and early Romantic repertoire and his extensive award-winning recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical pianist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
ⓘ
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award ⓘ
linked to:
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
Juno Award ⓘ Officer of the Order of Canada ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Conservatory of Music
ⓘ
University of Ottawa ⓘ |
| familyName | Hewitt ⓘ |
| father | Godfrey Hewitt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bach performance
ⓘ
solo piano performance ⓘ |
| founded | Trasimeno Music Festival ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Angela ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Godfrey Hewitt
ⓘ
York Bowen ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Ottawa ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.angelahewitt.com ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bach performance practice on modern piano
ⓘ
interpretations of J. S. Bach’s keyboard music ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Angela Hewitt ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | Fazioli piano ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bach: Goldberg Variations (recordings)
ⓘ
linked to:
Goldberg Variations
Bach: The Art of Fugue (recording) ⓘ Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
complete Bach keyboard cycle (recordings) ⓘ recordings of J. S. Bach’s keyboard works ⓘ |
| occupation |
pianist
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ottawa ⓘ |
| recorded |
works by Beethoven
ⓘ
works by Debussy ⓘ works by J. S. Bach ⓘ works by Mozart ⓘ works by Ravel ⓘ works by Schumann ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Hyperion Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Angela Hewitt