Eduard Steuermann

Eduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892 - November 11, 1964) was an American pianist and composer of Polish birth.

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June 18 - 1892 - November 11 - 1964

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Steuermann was born in Sambor and studied piano with Vilém Kurz in Lemberg and Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin. He also studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg, and played the piano part in the first performance of Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire. He continued his association with Schoenberg as a pianist for the composer's Society for Private Performances in Vienna. In 1952 he was awarded the ISCM's Schoenberg Medal.

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Sambor - Lemberg - Ferruccio Busoni - Berlin - Arnold Schoenberg - Vienna - 1952 - ISCM - Schoenberg Medal

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In the USA, where he emigrated in 1938, he was famed for his Beethoven recitals of the 1950s and was a distinguished teacher, teaching at the Juilliard School from 1952. In the USA, he was known as Edward Steuermann.

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USA - 1938 - Juilliard School - 1952

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