Serkin
Americannoun
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Rudolf 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
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Peter, 1947–2020, U.S. pianist (son of Rudolf Serkin).
Example Sentences
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He once purchased a Steinway piano from Columbia Records that had been used by Rudolf Serkin and Glenn Gould.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
As the FSO’s reputation grew, it was increasingly able to engage leading soloists, including the singer Ella Fitzgerald, the pianists Leonard Pennario, Peter Serkin and Jorge Bolet, and the cellist Janos Starker.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2022
And, yes, the young Peter Serkin is a wonderful guide.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
Serkin had inherited the mantle of classical music as a birthright going back generations, and received the best training imaginable.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
One of this year’s great losses and a phenomenal Schoenbergian, pianist Peter Serkin recorded a gripping account of Brahms’ Piano Quintet with the Guarneri Quartet in New York in 1995.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
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