Abbey Simon
Abbey Simon · Arts & Literature
Classical pianist
1920, New York City, USA — 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
United States · Switzerland
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Abbey Simon was an American concert pianist celebrated for a formidable virtuoso technique, praised by critics as a 'supervirtuoso', and for recordings including the complete piano works of Ravel and much Chopin. A protege of Josef Hofmann at the Curtis Institute, he won the Naumburg competition in 1940 and taught for decades at Juilliard and the University of Houston. He is listed among noted Jewish musicians.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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Classical pianist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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