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İdil Biret

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İdil Biret

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Also known as Idil Biret

Turkish pianist (born 1941)

Person · Open Library

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  • Idil Biret
  • Preludes
  • Chopin -- 19 of His Most Popular Piano Selections

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Idil Biret (born 1941 in Ankara) is a Turkish pianist. She manifested an outstanding gift for music at the age of three and was trained at the Paris Conservatory under the tutelage of Nadia Boulanger. She graduated at the age of fifteen with three first prizes. She studied piano with Alfred Cortot and was a lifelong disciple of Wilhelm Kempff who considered her as his best student. Since the age of sixteen Idil Biret has given concerts throughout the world with major orchestras including the Lo

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Key facts

Born
( 1941-11-21 ) November 21, 1941 (age 84) , Ankara , Turkey
Genres
Classical music
Occupation
Concert pianist
Instrument
Piano
Spouse
Şefik Büyükyüksel
Website
idilbiret .eu

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Encyclopedic overview

İdil Biret (born 21 November 1941) is a Turkish concert pianist.

Education

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