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).
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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
In April 1962, having just turned 14, I attended a New York Philharmonic concert at Carnegie Hall that brought together my top two classical music heroes: Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Serkin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
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
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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