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Byron Janis
Janis in 1962
Born
Byron Yanks
(1928-03-24)March 24, 1928
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
March 14, 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 95)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
classical pianist
Years active
1940–2024
Spouses
June Dickson Wright
(m. 1953; div. 1965)
Maria Cooper
(m. 1966)
Children
1
Family
Gary Cooper (father-in-law) Veronica Cooper (mother-in-law)
Website
www.byronjanis.com
Byron Janis (né Yanks; March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024) was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and included major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev.
surname Janis. After demonstrating perfect pitch on a toy xylophone in kindergarten, Janis studied with Abraham Litow until he was 8 years old. Byron moved...
Janis may refer to: Janis (film), a 1974 film about Janis Joplin Janis (1975 album), a compilation and the soundtrack album for the film Janis (1993 album)...
deal of emotion in her playing". Horowitz's student, American pianist ByronJanis, was among the concert's attendees. All proceeds from the performance...
singer Frank Darcel, 65, French post-punk guitarist (Marquis de Sade) ByronJanis, 95, American classical pianist Jean-Pierre Marty, 91, French classical...
Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via ProQuest. "Gary Cooper's Daughter Wed To ByronJanis, the Pianist". The New York Times. April 12, 1966. p. 33. ProQuest 117137255...
1955) Fred Faour, 64, author and radio personality (KFNC) (b. 1964) ByronJanis, 95, classical pianist (b. 1928) Mike Lude, 101, football (Colorado State...
Horowitz taught seven students between 1937 and 1962: Nico Kaufmann (1937), ByronJanis (1944–1948), Gary Graffman (1953–1955), Coleman Blumfield (1956–1958)...
82, Dutch football player (Telstar) and manager (Eindhoven, Haarlem). ByronJanis, 95, American classical pianist. Mal Lucas, 85, Welsh footballer (Norwich...
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collection, 84 13 March – Aribert Reimann, German composer, 88 14 March – ByronJanis, American pianist, 95 23 March Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist, 82...
adversely affecting his playing. Wanda and Horowitz separated in 1948. ByronJanis, one of Horowitz's students, has written that he and Wanda were involved...
film) Dead Again (1991) Groundhog Day (1993 film) Ronin (1998 film) The ByronJanis Story (2010 TV movie documentary) The Walking Dead (TV series) (2010...
a pupil of Czech pianist Rudolf Firkusny and later worked with both ByronJanis and Paul Badura-Skoda. In her twenties, she won major prizes at the Queen...
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (House of Commons), pianist ByronJanis (Steinway Hall), Templeton Prize recipient Michael Novak of the American...
Patsy Cline Showcase – Patsy Cline Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 – ByronJanis, Antal Dorati conducts the London Symphony Orchestra Rah! – Mark Murphy...
1927 – Martin Walser, German author and playwright (d. 2023) 1928 – ByronJanis, American pianist and composer (d. 2024) 1929 – Pat Renella, Italian-American...
Society of Lincoln Center July 19, 1983 Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ByronJanis September 15, 1983 Portugal António Ramalho Eanes Sergio Franchi October...
Alicia de Larrocha, Van Cliburn, Philippe Entremont, Lorin Hollander, ByronJanis, Grant Johannesen, and José Iturbi • Violinists: Mischa Elman, Zino Francescatti...
those two art forms. Featured have been Michel Legrand, Rick Braun, ByronJanis, Billy Joel, Eric Whitacre, Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Feinstein, Louis...
Danielpour Jarred Dunn JB Floyd Mark Gasser Peter-Lukas Graf Claire Huangci ByronJanis Olga Kern Alexander Kobrin Eduard Kunz Soyeon Kate Lee Alain Lefèvre...
from Margaret Leisering's personal and biographical papers. ByronJanis, Maria Cooper Janis, Chopin and Beyond: My extraordinary life in music and the...
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