1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁classical ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Mad ge ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁ABC ▁Con cer to ▁and ▁V ocal ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁Mad ge ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁performing ▁long ▁and ▁ar du ous ▁works . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁record ▁Leopold ▁God ow sky ' s ▁Studies ▁on ▁Ch op in ' s ▁Ét udes , ▁once ▁described ▁as ▁ ▁" the ▁most ▁impos s ibly ▁difficult ▁things ▁ever ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁piano ". ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁twice ▁recorded ▁Sor ab ji ' s ▁Op us ▁cla vic emb al istic um , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁and ▁most ▁difficult ▁works ▁ever ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁piano . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 5 2 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁performance ▁( by ▁the ▁composer ), ▁Mad ge ▁gave ▁the ▁work ▁its ▁second ▁public ▁performance . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁first ▁complete ▁performance ▁of ▁Nik os ▁Sk alk ott as ' ▁ 3 2 ▁P iano ▁Pie ces . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁The ▁H ague , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Geoff rey ▁Mad ge ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁compos ers ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands