Leonid Hambro
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Vinony's link graph records 26 inbound references to Leonid Hambro, and connects out to New York City, Chicago and Ludwig van Beethoven.
It is catalogued under topics including 1920 births, 2006 deaths and 20th-century American classical pianists.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Happy Birthday Dear Ludwig
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-06-26
- Active to
- 2006-10-23
Discography
- Carnival Des Animaux (The Carnival Of The Animals)
- Contrasts / Out of Doors / Sonata for Solo Violin
- Improvisations, op. 20 / Out of Doors Suite1950
- Copland: Sextet for String Quartet, Clarinet and Piano / Kohs: Chamber Concerto1953
- Gershwin: Alive & Well & Underground1970
- Cantate de l'enfant et de la mère / La Muse ménagère1976
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 82
- Total plays
- 271
Tags
Leonid Hambro (June 26, 1920, Chicago – October 23, 2006, New York City) was an American concert pianist and composer. He was the son of immigrant Lithuanian Jews; his father was a pianist accompanying silent films. He studied at the Juilliard School, and won First Prize at the National Naumburg Competition in 1946. He was the musical sidekick of Victor Borge for ten years, from 1961 to 1970, and occasionally performed with Borge throughout the remainder of Borge's career. <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- pianist
- Religion
- atheism
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Victor Borge Sergio Franchi Leonid Hambro Carnegie Hall 1963.jpg
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- date of death
- 2006-10-23
- date of birth
- 1920-06-26
- partner in business or sport
- P. D. Q. Bach
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