Eduard Steuermann
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Person
- Born
- 1892-06-18
- Died
- 1964-11-11
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Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 in Sambir, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Ukraine) – November 11, 1964 in New York City) was an Austrian (and later American) pianist and composer. Steuermann married Clara Silvers, a pianist and noted music librarian, in 1949. Steuermann studied piano with Vilém Kurz in Lemberg and Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin. He studied composition with Engelbert Humperdinck and Arnold Schoenberg, played the piano part in the first performance of Schoenberg's Pierrot luna
Key dates
- Born
- 18 June 1892
- Died
- 11 November 1964
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sambir
- Place of death
- New York City
- Sibling
- Zygmunt Steuermann
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Lviv Conservatory
- Employer
- Juilliard School
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