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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I can still see Serkin swaying on the piano bench, mouthing the German words to a joyous theme, almost a beer hall tune, in the “Choral Fantasy,” as he played along.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
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
He was at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, and he wandered into a rehearsal for Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy,” with the eminent pianist Rudolf Serkin sitting at a Steinway.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
In 1973, Peter Serkin recorded “Vingt Regards” with a regard for both its universal spirituality and its prodigiously advanced technical accomplishments.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2020
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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