Léon Fleisher

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Cleveland_Orchestra
gptkb:San_Francisco_Symphony
gptkb:George_Szell
gptkb:Baltimore_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Artur_Schnabel
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_Arts_and_Letters_(France)
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:child gptkb:Julian_Fleisher
Paul Fleisher
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-08-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:educatedAt studied with Artur Schnabel
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Curtis_Institute_of_Music
gptkb:Peabody_Institute
gptkb:Royal_Conservatory_of_Music_(Toronto)
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
classical music
chamber music
solo piano
gptkbp:handedness left-handed (performed left-hand repertoire due to focal dystonia)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Léon Fleisher
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:André_Watts
gptkb:Jonathan_Biss
gptkb:Yefim_Bronfman
gptkb:Hélène_Grimaud
gptkbp:notableWork recordings of Beethoven and Brahms piano concertos
recordings of left-hand piano repertoire
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:conductor
gptkb:teacher
pianist
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Sony_Classical
gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:Vanguard_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Doris_Stevenson
gptkb:Katherine_Jacobson
gptkb:Riki
gptkbp:subjectOf documentary 'Two Hands'
gptkbp:teacherOf numerous prominent pianists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isidor_Philipp
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7