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  • noun United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991)

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Examples

  • The pot is further sweetened for audiences by a complete program change; Peter Serkin will now join the orchestra playing Bartok's 3rd piano concerto, and the other works will be Haydn's Symphony No. 93 and Beethoven's Fifth.

    Levine cancels appearances, steps down in Boston 2011

  • The orchestra is attracting some notable names, including guest conductor Lorin Maazel, pianist Peter Serkin and pianist Nelson Freire, making his NSO debut in Brahms's Second Piano Concerto.

    Kennedy Center broadens its offerings in 2011-12 season lineup 2011

  • Joshua Bell is the featured soloist at the season-opening gala; Lorin Maazel leads the orchestra in a program including the Grieg piano concerto with Simon Trpceski in his NSO debut; Peter Serkin appears on a program of contemporary and 20th-century music led by Oliver Knussen; and Nelson Freire makes his NSO debut in the Brahms 2nd piano concerto.

    KenCen/NSO season announcement 2011-12 2011

  • Noteworthy recordings of the work include those by Vladimir Ashkenazy (London), Clifford Curzon (Decca), Rudolf Serkin (Sony) and Mitsuko Uchida (Philips).

    New Work, New Instrument Stuart Isacoff 2011

  • And where does the audience figure in all this, the people who, having paid for Peter Serkin, want Mr. Serkin?

    When Classical Musicians Call In Sick Joanne Kaufman 2011

  • In lieu of the more conservative offerings Levine was scheduled to play, the orchestra will be joined by the brilliant pianist Peter Serkin in Bartok's Third Piano Concerto.

    After string of cancellations, Boston maestro James Levine resigns 2011

  • Menuhin studied piano with Blockley, Schorr, Ciampi, and Serkin, while her older brother, Yehudi, studied violin with Enescu and Persinger.

    Personal Information for Hephzibah Menuhin Jewish Women's Archive 2010

  • I truly love to hear Aimard play, so I was a bit disappointed, but the Phil seems to have impeccable luck in finding replacements and they phoned in Peter Serkin to cover.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • Dohnányi stayed out of the way for the most part and let Serkin and the Philharmonic players communicate with each other in this language of the birds.

    Watch the birdie 2008

  • Menuhin studied piano with Blockley, Schorr, Ciampi, and Serkin, while her older brother, Yehudi, studied violin with Enescu and Persinger.

    Personal Information for Hephzibah Menuhin 2010

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