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Peter Serkin: Quick Facts

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Born July 24, 1947 • New York City • New York
Died New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1965)
Notable Family Members father Rudolf Serkin
Schuller, Gunther
Gunther Schuller
American composer
Rudolf Serkin, 1963.
Rudolf Serkin
American pianist
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
French composer and conductor
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Easley Blackwood, Jr.
American composer
Toch
Ernst Toch
Austrian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American musician
Count Basie, 1968
Count Basie
American musician
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
American composer
Jon Batiste, wearing a gold suit and sunglasses, plays electric guitar on stage in front of a large outdoor crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Jon Batiste
American musician, composer, and singer
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
American musician
Jerry Lee Lewis, wearing a striped shirt and light pants, poses with one knee on a piano bench and one hand resting on a piano, smiling at the camera, circa 1957.
Jerry Lee Lewis
American musician
The Piano Man
Billy Joel
American musician
Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
Stevie Wonder
American singer, composer, and musician
Marvin Hamlisch seated at a grand piano, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, with orchestral instruments and music stands visible in the background.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and musician
John Legend sits at a black Yamaha grand piano singing into a microphone, surrounded by flag bearers and choir members, performing at the Superbowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona.
John Legend
American singer-songwriter and pianist
Norah Jones performs on stage in a pink dress, playing an electric guitar and singing into a microphone, with drums and stage lights in the background.
Norah Jones
American musician and actress
James Levine
James Levine
American conductor and pianist
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Elliott Carter
American composer

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