Richard Taruskin
Richard Taruskin · Arts & Literature
The most influential musicologist of his generation; Kyoto Prize (2017)
1945, New York City, USA — 2022, Oakland, California, USA
United States (New York · Berkeley, California)
Richard Taruskin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — The most influential musicologist of his generation; Kyoto Prize (2017)
Taruskin, from a Jewish family in New York, was widely regarded as the most influential musicologist of his generation, based for much of his career at UC Berkeley. His writings, including the six-volume Oxford History of Western Music, argued that music must be understood in its full social and political context, reshaping how scholars and audiences think about the canon. He received the Kyoto Prize in 2017.
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The most influential musicologist of his generation; Kyoto Prize (2017)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Kyoto Prize
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