Peter Serkin

Peter Adolf Serkin (born July 24, 1947 in Manhattan , New York City , New York - † February 1, 2020 in Red Hook , New York) was an American pianist of European descent. He was the son of the pianist Rudolf Serkin and grandson of the violinist Adolf Busch .

Life

Peter Serkin began his piano studies at the age of 11 at the Curtis Institute of Music . His teachers were initially Lee Luvisi , Mieczysław Horszowski and Rudolf Serkin. He later continued his studies with Ernst Oster , Marcel Moyse and Karl Ulrich Schnabel . Peter Serkin has performed with the leading symphony orchestras. He has also made a name for himself as a chamber music partner of Alexander Schneider , Yo-Yo Ma , Pamela Frank , Buell Neidlinger ( Basso Profundo ), the Guarneri String Quartet , the Budapest String Quartet and the Orion String Quartet . He was one of the founding members of the chamber music ensemble TASHI . Peter Serkin has taught at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as summer classes at Tanglewood Music Center.

Important composers such as Hans Werner Henze , Peter Lieberson , Alexander Goehr , Luciano Berio , Oliver Knussen , Leon Kirchner and Toru Takemitsu have dedicated works to him. He was also involved in many world premieres and premieres of this and other composers.

personal data
SURNAME	Serkin, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Serkin, Peter Adolf Serkin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 24, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manhattan , New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH	February 1, 2020
Place of death	Red Hook , New York