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Jorge Bolet

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Cuban-born American pianist and teacher

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  • The World of Pianos: Fascination with an Instrument

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1914-11-15
Active to
1990-10-16

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Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914–October 16, 1990) was a Cuban pianist, conductor and teacher. Bolet was born in Havana, Cuba and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942. His teachers included Leopold Godowsky, Josef Hofmann, David Saperton, Moriz Rosenthal and Fritz Reiner.[1] In 1942 Bolet joined the US Army and was sent to Japan. While there, he conducted the Japanese premiere of The Mikado. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jorge+B

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