Lawrence Leighton Smith
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American conductor and pianist (1936–2013)
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Lawrence Leighton Smith, an American conductor and pianist, was born April 8, 1936 in Portland, Oregon and died on October 25, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] He studied piano with Ariel Rubstein in Portland and Leonard Shure in New York. He earned bachelor's degrees from Portland State University in 1956 and Mannes College of Music in 1959. He also earned a doctorate from the University of Louisville in 1992. He won first prize in the Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition in 1
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portland
- Place of death
- Colorado Springs
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Mannes College The New School for Music
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of death
- 2013-10-25
- date of birth
- 1936-04-08
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