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Also known as Peter Adolf Serkin

American musician (1947-2020)

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Peter Serkin (born July 24, 1947 in Manhattan, New York City, New York - died February 1, 2020 in Red Hook, New York) was a distinguished American pianist. He was born in New York City and is the son of one of the world's leading pianists, Rudolf Serkin, and grandson of the influential violinist Adolf Busch, whose daughter Irene had married Rudolf Serkin. (Peter was given the middle name Adolf in honor of his grandfather, according to Rudolf Serkin: A life by Stephen Lehmann and Marion Farber,

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Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Red Hook
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
piano
Number of children
5
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1947-07-24
date of death
2020-02-01
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
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