Anton Kuerti
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Austrian-born Canadian pianist and composer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Linden suite (1971)
- Magog
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1938-07-21
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,318
- Total plays
- 44,386
Tags
pianoClassicalclassicCanadiancanada
Anton (Emil) Kuerti (born July 21, 1938, in Vienna, Austria) is a Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. Since his performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra at age 11, he has developed international recognition as a solo pianist, particularly focusing on the works of Beethoven. Kuerti studied music at the Longy School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute. His teachers included Arthur Loesser, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- University of Toronto
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Arthur Loesser
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1938-07-21
- candidacy in election
- 1988 Canadian federal election
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