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German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)
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André Previn was a male conductor, songwriter, jazz musician, and composer born Andreas Ludwig Priwin in Berlin in 1929. He held citizenship in Germany and the United States and began his work period in 1943. Previn played the piano and performed in the genres of jazz, opera, and classical music. He was educated at Beverly Hills High School and spoke English, German, and French.
He received several awards, including the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Glenn Gould Prize, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Previn was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and recorded for Contemporary Records and Deutsche Grammophon. He died in Manhattan, New York City, in 2019 and had ten children.
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Berlin, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and…
Known for
- Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light — Self - Composer (archive footage)2025
- Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace — Self2023
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth — Self2019
- Andre Previn at the BBC — self (presenter)2015
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2011
- In Confidence2010
- André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds — Self2009
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me — Self2009
- Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548 — Self - Pianist2007
- Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall — Self - Conductor2007
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 2019
Discography
- I Cover the Waterfront / Stardust1946
- September in the Rain / I Found a New Baby / S’Wonderful / Spanish Omelette1946
- What Is This Thing Called Love? / Boogie Woogie Nocturne / Jimtown Nocturne1946
- Andre Previn At The Piano1948
- Three Little Words1950
- Let’s Get Away From It All1955
- Double Play!1957
- Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey1957
- André Previn Plays Fats Waller1958
- Plays Vernon Duke1958
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- Listeners
- 143,249
- Total plays
- 841,737
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André George Previn (Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. Previn won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings and one more for his Lifetime Achievement. Previn was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Charlotte (née Epstein) and Jack Previn (Jakob Priwin), who was a lawyer, judge, and music teacher. He is said to have been "a distant relative of" the composer Gustav Mahler. <a href=
Key facts
- Born
- Andreas Ludwig Priwin , ( 1929-04-06 ) April 6, 1929, Berlin, Germany
- Died
- February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28) (aged 89), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Pianist composer conductor arranger music director
- Years active
- 1943–2019
- Organizations
- London Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Los Angeles Philharmonic Royal Philharmonic Oslo Philharmonic
- Children
- 10, including Claudia , Alicia & Soon-Yi
- Labels
- Contemporary EMI RCA Decca Philips Deutsche Grammophon Telarc
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- André
- Family name
- Previn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Anne-Sophie Mutter
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Beverly Hills High School
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Image
- Andre Previn (on In Tune, BBC Radio, 2012).jpg
- Number of children
- 10
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- date of birth
- 1929-04-06
- Commons category
- André Previn
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- date of death
- 2019-02-28
- birth name
- Andreas Ludwig Priwin
- name in native language
- André Previn
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- P8168
- Duval County
- P12749
- Günther Lütjens
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