Leonardo De Lorenzo
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1875-08-29 ) 29 August 1875, Viggiano , Basilicata
- Died
- 29 July 1962 (1962-07-29) (aged 86), Santa Barbara , California
- Genres
- Classical
- Occupations
- Flutist , professor
- Instrument
- Flute
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonardo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Viggiano
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Eastman School of Music
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- flute
- Image
- Leonardo De Lorenzo in 1913.jpg
- Work location
- Rochester
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- Leonardo De Lorenzo
- date of birth
- 1875-08-29
- date of death
- 1962-07-29
- end of work period
- 1962-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Leonardo De Lorenzo (29 August 1875 – 29 July 1962) was an Italian virtuoso flautist and music educator. He served as the principal flautist at the New York Philharmonic under Gustav Mahler. Included among his pupils at the Eastman School of Music was the flautist Julius Baker.
Biography
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