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
The jury, which included pianist Rudolf Serkin and conductor George Szell, selected Mr. Kalichstein in a unanimous decision.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2022
Sensitive accompaniments for soloists of the caliber of Rudolf Serkin and Zino Francescatti aside, there is little here of Ormandy’s muscular Beethoven, and his Mozart is limited to one, brilliantly effervescent symphony.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
A remarkable 1984 account of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, with Peter Serkin as soloist, was issued recently on a Verdant World Records release, and it’s just as exhilarating and profound as I remembered.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 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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