Peter Serkin
Peter Serkin · Arts & Literature
Classical pianist
1947, New York City, USA — 2020, Red Hook, New York, USA
United States
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Peter Serkin was an American classical pianist admired for his searching interpretations of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and modern composers such as Schoenberg, Takemitsu and Wolpe, and as a founder of the chamber group Tashi. He was the son of pianist Rudolf Serkin and grandson of violinist Adolf Busch. Through his father, Rudolf Serkin, he was of Jewish (Russian-Jewish) descent.
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Classical pianist
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