Leon Fleisher
Leon Fleisher was born in San Francisco, California, United States on July 23rd, 1928 and is the Pianist. At the age of 92, Leon Fleisher 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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Leon Fleisher (born July 23, 1928) is an American pianist and conductor.
Early life and studies
Fleisher was born in San Francisco on July 23, 1928, the son of Bertha and Isidor Fleisher. His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Odessa, and his mother from Poland. His family was struggling. His father's company was hat-making, while his mother's ambition was to make her son a natural concert pianist. At the age of four, the flusher began learning the piano. At age eight, he made his public debut. At age nine, he became one of the few children prodigies to be admitted to study with Artur Schnabel, who taught him in a tradition that descends directly from Beethoven to Carl Czerny and Theodor Leschetizky. He has also worked with Maria Curcio and Karl Ulrich Schnabel. Fleisher performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Monteux at age 16, and Monteux referred to him as "the pianistic find of the century."
Awards and recognition
- 1952: Gold medal of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
- 1992: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1994: Instrumentalist of the Year, by Musical America
- President's Medal of the Johns Hopkins University
- 2006: Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture of the French government
- 2007: Kennedy Center Honors
- 2010: Instrumentalist of the Year, by the Royal Philharmonic Society