Seymour Lipkin
Seymour Lipkin | |
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 Seymour Lipkin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 14, 1927 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | November 16, 2015 (aged 88) Blue Hill, Maine[1] |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupations | Pianist, Conductor, Teacher |
| Instruments | Piano |
Seymour Lipkin (May 14, 1927 – November 16, 2015)[2] was an American concert pianist, conductor, and educator.
Early life and piano career
[edit]Lipkin was born in Detroit. At age 11, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with David Saperton, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski[3] At age 17 he served as accompanist to Jascha Heifetz on a USO tour[1] of Europe during World War II. He received his degree in 1947.
In 1948, he won the Rachmaninoff Piano Contest, beating Gary Graffman.[4]
As a soloist, he performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony.
Conducting and teaching
[edit]Lipkin studied conducting under Serge Koussevitzky and then apprenticed with George Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra.[5] He served as the Assistant Conductor for the New York Philharmonic. Later he was Music Director for the Joffrey Ballet and then conductor of the Long Island Symphony Orchestra.
He was a member of the faculty at Juilliard and also taught at Curtis, Manhattan School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.[2]
In 1987 he became artistic director of Kneisel Hall[6] in Blue Hill, Maine until his death in 2015.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Seymour Lipkin: Eminent pianist and conductor" The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 2015
- ^ a b Seymour Lipkin, Understated Pianist and Conductor, Dies at 88, The New York Times November 19, 2015
- ^ The Juilliard Journal Faculty Portrait:Seymour Lipkin
- ^ The Juilliard Journal Obituary: Seymour Lipkin 1927-2015
- ^ The Ellsworth American, November 23, 2015
- ^ Seymour Lipkin Obituary, Bangor Daily News
