Claude Frank
Claude Frank (born December 24, 1925 in Nuremberg ; † December 27, 2014 in New York City ) was an American pianist of German origin.
Life
Frank started playing the piano at the age of three. In 1938 the family fled the persecution of the Jews via Paris to Spain . There a US consul noticed young Frank's game and obtained a visa for the family for the US, where he took lessons from Artur Schnabel . After studying music and composition in New York , among others with Paul Dessau , his career began in 1959 after his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra .
As a pianist, he mainly appeared as a Beethoven interpreter and accompanist of chamber music, for example with the Guarneri Quartet , the Juilliard Quartet and the Emerson Quartet . His interpretation of all the piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven , published in 1971 and reissued in 1990, is considered to be one of the most distinguished recordings.
He often performed with his daughter, the violinist Pamela Frank .
Frank worked as a piano teacher, including at the Yale School of Music , and held masterclasses around the world. He lived in Manhattan where he died on December 27, 2014 at the age of 89.
literature
- Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss : Biographical manual of German-speaking emigration after 1933 . Volume 2, Saur, Munich 1983.
Web links
- Claude Frank at Bach Cantatas (English)
- Claude Frank at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony Tommasini: Claude Frank, Pianist Admired for Performances of Beethoven, Is Dead at 89. In: The New York Times, December 28, 2014 (English, accessed December 29, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist of German origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2014 |
| Place of death | New York City |