Dmitry Paperno
Dmitry Oleksandrovych Paperno (18 February 192912 October 2020) was a Soviet and American concert pianist. Paperno was born in Kyiv. In 1955, Paperno won 6th Prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition, and then recorded and performed widely throughout the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Paperno
- Name
- Dmitry Paperno
- Born
- 18 February 1929
- Birthplace
- Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 12 October 2020
- Place of death
- Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Pianist
- Nationality
- Ukraine
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory
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Dmitry Oleksandrovych Paperno (18 February 192912 October 2020) was a Soviet and American concert pianist. Paperno was born in Kyiv. In 1955, Paperno won 6th Prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition, and then recorded and performed widely throughout the Soviet Union.
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He attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Alexander Goldenweiser. Paperno recorded for Melodiya and prior to recording with Cedille Records. Paperno became a tenured professor at DePaul University after moving to the United States in 1976. He is the author of the book Notes of a Moscow Pianist. He died in 2020 in Northbrook, Illinois.
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• Name — Dmitry Paperno • Born — 18 February 1929 • Birthplace — Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 12 October 2020 • Place of death — Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. • Occupation — * Pianist • Teacher • Genre — Classical • Instrument — Piano
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