Ursula Oppens
E1026183
Ursula Oppens is an acclaimed American classical pianist renowned for her interpretations and advocacy of contemporary music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursula Oppens canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13180473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ursula Oppens Context triple: [Ursula, isUsedBy, Ursula Oppens]
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A.
Louise Eisler
Louise Eisler was the wife of Austrian-born composer Hanns Eisler, a prominent figure in 20th-century political and film music.
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B.
Maria Friedlander
Maria Friedlander is known as the wife of influential American photographer Lee Friedlander.
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C.
Luise Mendelsohn
Luise Mendelsohn was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and a key partner in his personal and professional life.
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D.
Elise Wassermann
Elise Wassermann is a brilliant but emotionally detached French detective in the Anglo-French crime drama series "The Tunnel."
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E.
Gertrud Heinrici
Gertrud Heinrici was the wife of German Wehrmacht Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici and a member of the German aristocracy during the first half of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ursula Oppens Target entity description: Ursula Oppens is an acclaimed American classical pianist renowned for her interpretations and advocacy of contemporary music.
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A.
Louise Eisler
Louise Eisler was the wife of Austrian-born composer Hanns Eisler, a prominent figure in 20th-century political and film music.
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B.
Maria Friedlander
Maria Friedlander is known as the wife of influential American photographer Lee Friedlander.
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C.
Luise Mendelsohn
Luise Mendelsohn was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and a key partner in his personal and professional life.
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D.
Elise Wassermann
Elise Wassermann is a brilliant but emotionally detached French detective in the Anglo-French crime drama series "The Tunnel."
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E.
Gertrud Heinrici
Gertrud Heinrici was the wife of German Wehrmacht Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici and a member of the German aristocracy during the first half of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical pianist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-02-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Juilliard School
ⓘ
Radcliffe College ⓘ |
| employer |
Brooklyn College
ⓘ
CUNY Graduate Center ⓘ Northwestern University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chamber music
ⓘ
performance of new music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasWonAward |
Alphonse Matthey Prize
ⓘ
Brandeis Creative Arts Award ⓘ
linked to:
Brandeis Award
Chandler Music Award ⓘ Distinguished Alumni Award of the Juilliard School ⓘ Grammy Award nomination ⓘ Joseph Kalichstein Award ⓘ Walter Hinrichsen Award ⓘ |
| knownFor |
performing works by Charles Wuorinen
ⓘ
performing works by Conlon Nancarrow ⓘ performing works by Elliott Carter ⓘ performing works by Frederic Rzewski ⓘ performing works by John Adams ⓘ performing works by William Bolcom ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of contemporary composers
ⓘ
interpretations of contemporary music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recording of Frederic Rzewski’s “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!”
ⓘ
recordings of Elliott Carter’s complete piano music ⓘ |
| occupation |
music educator
ⓘ
pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Distinguished Professor at Brooklyn College
ⓘ
faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center ⓘ faculty member at Northwestern University ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Cedille Records
ⓘ
Music & Arts ⓘ Nonesuch Records ⓘ Vox Records ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Felix Galimir
ⓘ
Leon Kirchner ⓘ Rosina Lhévinne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursula Oppens Description of subject: Ursula Oppens is an acclaimed American classical pianist renowned for her interpretations and advocacy of contemporary music.
Referenced by (4)
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