Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 4
Top works
- National Symphony Orchestra, 7th season, 16th sunset symphony concert
- National Symphony Orchestra, 7th season, 15th sunset symphony concert
- Young people's concerts
- Rudolph Ganz evaluates modern piano music
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1877-02-24
- Active to
- 1972-08-02
american composeramerican pianistclassicalcomposerpianist
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 537
- Total plays
- 1,631
Tags
swisspianistAmerican classical pianist
Rudolph Ganz (24 February 1877 Zurich – 2 August 1972 Chicago) was a Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator. Early career as a pianist and conductor[edit] Ganz studied cello with Friedrich Hegar, and piano with Robert Freund at the Zürich Musikschule.[1] He also took composition lessons with Charles Blanchet at the Lausanne Conservatory (de). From 1897 to 1898, Ganz studied piano with Fritz Blumer in Strasbourg, and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rudolph+Ganz">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Family name
- Ganz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Zurich
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Conservatory of Lausanne
- Employer
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Rudolph Ganz1.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1877-02-24
- date of death
- 1972-08-02
- archives at
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- Commons category
- Rudolph Ganz
- place of burial
- Graceland Cemetery
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Embrach
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