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Ruth Laredo
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- The Ruth Laredo Becoming a Musician Book
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ruth Laredo was an American classical pianist. She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and, in the last sixteen and a half years before her death, for her series in the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Concerts with Commentary”. She was often referred to as…
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- Small Time Crooks — Concert Pianist2000
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937
- Active to
- 2005
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Ruth Laredo (November 20, 1937 – May 25, 2005) was an American classical pianist. She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and in the last 16 1⁄2 years before her death for her series in the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Concerts with Commentary”. She was often referred to as “America's First Lady of the Piano”. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ruth+Laredo">Re
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Jaime Laredo
- Occupation
- pianist
- Student of
- Pau Casals
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Laredo-Ruth (9).jpg
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- Ruth Laredo
- date of death
- 2005-05-26
- date of birth
- 1937-11-20
- place of burial
- Kensico Cemetery
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