Byron Janis

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McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Byron Janis (born March 24, 1928) is an American classical pianist. He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covers repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and includes major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev. Janis studied with Abraham Litow…

Known for

• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
• Discorama — Self1959

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Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1943-01-19

Active to

1970-10-04

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Listeners

5,378

Total plays

56,153

Byron Janis (né Yanks; March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024) was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and included major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Byron+Janis">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

McKeesport

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

musician

Educated at

Juilliard School

Languages spoken

English language

Student of

Vladimir Horowitz

Genre

classical music

Instrument

piano

Official website

byronjanis.com

Image

Byron Janis 1962.JPG

Number of children

1

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