André Watts

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André Watts was a celebrated American classical pianist renowned for his virtuosic technique and expressive interpretations, particularly of Romantic repertoire.

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André Watts canonical 4

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instanceOf classical pianist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
awardReceived Avery Fisher Prize ⓘ
Grammy Award nomination ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
causeOfDeath prostate cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-06-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2023-07-12 ⓘ
educatedAt Peabody Institute ⓘ
Philadelphia Musical Academy ⓘ
employer Indiana University Jacobs School of Music ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Watts ⓘ
father Herman Watts ⓘ
fullName André Watts ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
givenName André ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mother Maria Alexandra Gusmits ⓘ
movement Romantic music interpretation ⓘ
notableEvent debut with New York Philharmonic at age 16 ⓘ
televised performance with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic ⓘ
notableFor early career launch via Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts ⓘ
expressive interpretations of Romantic repertoire ⓘ
virtuosic piano technique ⓘ
notableWork performances of Franz Liszt piano concertos ⓘ
performances of Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
performedWith Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Chicago Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ
Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ
New York Philharmonic ⓘ
Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bavaria ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Nuremberg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bloomington, Indiana ⓘ
positionHeld Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music ⓘ
residence Bloomington, Indiana ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Avery Fisher Prize → notableRecipient → André Watts ⓘ
Leon Fleisher → notableStudent → André Watts ⓘ
André Watts → fullName → André Watts ⓘ
Menahem Pressler → notableStudent → André Watts ⓘ
subject linked to: Pressler