Quick Facts
- Born:
- Feb. 7, 1878, St. Petersburg
- Died:
- Sept. 14, 1936, Detroit (aged 58)
Adding us as a Preferred Source tells Google you trust our content, so our articles show up more often in your Google Search, Discover feed, and AI Overviews.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Gabrilowitsch, Ossip
Ossip Gabrilowitsch with his wife, Clara Clemens.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Russian pianist
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (born Feb. 7, 1878, St. Petersburg—died Sept. 14, 1936, Detroit) was a Russian-born American pianist noted for the elegance and subtlety of his playing.
After study with two of the outstanding pianists of his day—Anton Rubinstein in St. Petersburg and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna—Gabrilowitsch toured widely in Europe and the United States. In 1909 he married Mark Twain’s daughter, the singer Clara Clemens, with whom he frequently gave recitals. After having conducted in Munich and Vienna he became (1918) conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors.
By clicking “Sign Up”, you consent to the Britannica
Privacy Policy
and
Terms of Use.