Peter Nero
Peter Nero was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on May 22nd, 1934 and is the Pianist. At the age of 89, Peter Nero 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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Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, May 22, 1934) is an American pianist and pops conductor.
He supervised the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and has received two Grammy Awards.
Early life
Bernard Nierow, a man from Brooklyn, New York, began his formal music lessons at the age of seven. He studied piano under Frederick Bried. By the time he was 14, he had been accepted to the High School of Music & Art in New York City and received a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music. In a Keyboard Classics article, Constance Keene, his instructor and mentor, wrote "Vladimir Horowitz was Peter's biggest fan"!" In 1956, he graduated from Brooklyn College.
Personal life
Nero is involved in many charitable causes, including education of school music, support for the construction of new arts centers around the country, and research into autism, dystonia, and autism.
Nero has a passion for Steinway grand pianos.
Beverly and Jedd's father, as well as three grandchildren; Robert, Nicole, and Gordon.
Career
In July 1957, Nero released his first album under the name of Bernie Nerow, which reveals his technical virtuosity in the jazz genre. Nero released an album in 1961 and received a Grammy Award that year for Best New Artist. Since then, he has received another Grammy, gained ten more nominations, and has sold 67 albums. In eight years, Nero's early involvement with RCA Victor resulted in 23 albums. His subsequent move to Columbia Records culminated in the best-selling single and album Summer of '42.'
On Paul Whiteman's television special, he made his first major television appearance on television when he was selected to appear Rhapsody in Blue at the age of 17. He appeared on many top variety and talk shows, including 11 guests on The Ed Sullivan Show and numerous appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Nero starred in the Emmy Award-winning S'Wonderful, S'Marvelous, S'Gershwin (1972), and was recognized as one of Gershwin's finest interpreters. Other television appearances include performances on PBS-TV's Piano Pizzazz and with the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., on its July 4 special titled A Capitol Fourth. With co-stars Johnny Mathis, Melissa Manchester, and several other PBS-TV stars, Nero served as music director and pianist for the PBS-TV special The Songs of Johnny Mercer: Too Marvelous for Words (1997).
Nero composed and performed the musical score for the motion picture in New York on Sunday. Over two dozen vocalists have performed, and the score was nominated for both a Golden Globe and Hollywood Reporter Award. He appeared in Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, and Cliff Robertson's film. Jane Fonda's character gave her brother (Robertson) a Nero recording in the film.
Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Arthur Fiedler, Andy Williams, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Roger Kellaway, and Elton John have all performed with him.
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops' founding music director, Nero, from 1979 to 2013.
Nero performed and appeared with his jazz trio throughout Southeastern Florida from 1990 to 1999.
On My Own, Classical Connections, and My Way are three of Nero's albums. Peter Nero and Friends, where he worked with Mel Torme, Maudson, Doc Severinsen, and others. Love Songs for a Rainy Day and More in Love are two of Nero's latest albums. Four of his earlier albums have been reissued in response to rising demand. He appeared on Rod Stewart's album As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II. In his career, he has sold over 60 albums.