Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel was born in Louná nad Desnou, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic on January 5th, 1931 and is the Pianist. At the age of 93, Alfred Brendel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Alfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) is an Austrian pianist, poet, and writer best known for his performances of Mozart, Schubert, Schoenberg, and, especially Beethoven.
Personal life
Brendel has been married twice before. His first marriage, from 1960 to 1972, was to Iris Heymann-Gonzala, which resulted in the birth of Doris, a progressive rock and pop rock musician. Brendel married Irene Semler in 1975; the couple has three children; a son, Adrian, a cellist, and two daughters, Katharina and Sophie.
Awards and accolades
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE; 1989)
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1991)
- Hans von Bülow Medal of the Berlin Philharmonic (1992)
- Beethoven-Ring of the Vienna Music University (2001)
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize (2002; Denmark)
- Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (2004)
- Prix Venenia: Premio Artur Rubinstein (2007)
- Praemium Imperiale (2009)
- Herbert von Karajan Music Prize (2008)
- Franz Liszt-Ehrenpreis (2011)
- Juilliard Medal (2011)
- Voted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame (2012)
- Golden Mozart Medal of the Salzburg Mozarteum (2014)
- Echo Klassik Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)