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Rudolf Serkin
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Rudolf Serkin, born in Cheb on 28 March 1903, was a pianist, pedagogue and musician who held citizenship of Austria and the United States. He studied under Richard Robert, taught at the Curtis Institute of Music, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His students included Ruth Laredo, Steven De Groote and Cristina Ortiz, and his child was Peter Serkin.
Serkin received the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honors and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. He spoke English and German, worked within classical music, and held a municipal affiliation as a Swiss national in Riehen. He died of cancer in Guilford on 8 May 1991 and was buried in Vermont.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The First Twenty-Five Years Programs 1951-1975
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- The Golden Age of the Piano — Self1993
- Ozawa — Self1985
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Czechia
- Active from
- 1903
- Active to
- 1991
Discography
- Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in E / Brahms: Klavierstücke / Beethoven: 32 Diabelli Variations2007
- The Essential Rudolf Serkin2008
- Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1 In G Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 252016
- Rudolf Serkin on Television: The 75th Birthday Concert at Carnegie Hall2016
- The Complete Columbia Album Collection2017
- The Art of Rudolf Serkin2020
- Rudolf Serkin - Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy : Beethoven : Concertos Nos. 3 & 5
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20,957
- Total plays
- 159,525
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Rudolf Serkin (March 28, 1903 – May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born pianist. He was born in Cheb (Eger), Bohemia (now Czech Republic) to a Russian-Jewish family. Hailed as a child prodigy, Serkin was sent to Vienna at the age of nine, where he studied piano with Richard Robert and, later, composition with Joseph Marx making his public debut with the Vienna Philharmonic at 12. From 1918 to 1920 he studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg and participated actively in Schoenberg's Society for the P
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1903-03-28 ) March 28, 1903, Cheb , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) (aged 88), Guilford, Vermont , United States
- Occupation
- Classical pianist
- Years active
- 1916–1988
- Spouse
- Irene Busch
- Children
- 7, including Peter
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cheb
- Place of death
- Guilford
- Child
- Peter Serkin
- Employer
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Pour le Mérite
- Student of
- Richard Robert
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Rudolf Serkin 1962c.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rudolf Serkin
- date of birth
- 1903-03-28
- date of death
- 1991-05-08
- place of burial
- Vermont
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P8168
- Lewis County
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Riehen
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Encyclopedic overview
Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 – 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century.
Early life, childhood debut, and education
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