Ruth Laredo
Sign in to saveAmerican classical pianist (1937–2005)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-11-20
- Died
- 2005-05-26
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Ruth Laredo Becoming a Musician Book
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Ruth Laredo (November 20, 1937 – May 25, 2005) was an American classical pianist. She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and in the last 16 1⁄2 years before her death for her series in the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Concerts with Commentary”. She was often referred to as “America's First Lady of the Piano”. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ruth+Laredo">Re
Key dates
- Born
- 20 November 1937
- Died
- 26 May 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Jaime Laredo
- Occupation
- editor
- Student of
- Pau Casals
- Instrument
- piano
Connections
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1937 births2005 deaths20th-century American classical pianists20th-century American Jews20th-century American women pianists21st-century American Jews21st-century American pianists21st-century American women pianistsAmerican women classical pianistsBurials at Kensico CemeteryClassical musicians from MichiganJewish American classical musicians