Abbey Simon
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1920–2019)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1972-03-16
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- Außerirdisch2023
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Abbey Simon (b. 8 January 1922, New York) is an American classical pianist. Simon began lessons with David Saperton at the age of five. At the age of eight, Simon was accepted by Józef Hofmann as a scholarship student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he trained with fellow classmates Jorge Bolet and Sidney Foster. Simon also took lessons from Leopold Godowsky[1] and Harold Bauer. Shortly after graduation, he debuted at the Town Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- His Master's Voice
- Official website
- www.abbeysimon.com
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- date of birth
- 1920-01-08
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- date of death
- 2019-12-18
- name in native language
- Abbey Simon
- birth name
- Abbey Henry Simon
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