Dmitry Paperno

Dmitry Paperno
Дмитро Паперно
Born(1929-02-18)18 February 1929
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 91)
Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
GenreClassical
Occupations
InstrumentPiano

Dmitry Oleksandrovych Paperno (18 February 1929 – 12 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. He attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Aleksandr 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.

Notes

  1. ↑
    • Ukrainian: Дмитро Олександрович Паперно, romanized: Dmytro Oleksandrovych Paperno
    • Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Паперно, romanized: Dmitry Aleksandrovich Paperno

References

  1. 1 2 "Pianist impressive but chilly in recital". Milwaukee Journal. 15 October 1980. Retrieved 22 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Gold, Gerald (7 April 1991). "Small Labels, Eternal Hope". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2010.