Samuel Sanders
Samuel Sanders | |
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| Born | June 27, 1937 |
| Origin | United States |
| Died | July 9, 1999 (aged 62) New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument | Piano |
Samuel Sanders (June 27, 1937 – July 9, 1999) was an American classical collaborative pianist and pedagogue.
Biography
[edit]He was born with a congenital heart condition that required him to undergo surgery at the age of nine.[1] His first piano teacher was Hedwig Kanner-Rosenthal.[2]
He studied at Hunter College and later received a master's degree at the Juilliard School, where he studied solo piano with Irwin Freundlich and Martin Canin.[3] While at Juilliard, he also studied accompanying with Sergius Kagen.[4]
Samuel Sanders died from liver failure at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 1999. He was 62 and lived in Manhattan.[5]
Career and Honors
[edit]As a collaborative pianist, he worked with many important classical musicians including Joshua Bell, Håkan Hagegård, Yo-Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman, Rachel Barton Pine, Leonard Rose, Beverly Sills, and Robert White.[6]
With Perlman, he won two Grammy Awards in 1981 for "The Spanish Album" and "Music for Two Violins."[7] With Chilean cellist Andrés Díaz, Sanders formed the Díaz-Sanders Duo.[8]
Sanders was the founder and artistic director of the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[9]
He received honorary doctorates from Lehman College and the St. Louis Conservatory of Music.[10] He taught at the Juilliard School and the Peabody Institute, creating accompanying programs at both schools.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dan Rodricks, "A former 'blue baby' touches the heartstrings of Dr. Taussig," The Evening Sun, May 21, 1986, 4.
- ↑ Malcolm Miller, "Music and Drama," Knoxville Journal, December 6, 1953, 11-D.
- ↑ David Dubal, The Art of the Piano (Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, 2004), 314.
- ↑ "Concert Grande - Samuel Sanders, 7-15-1985". 15 July 1985.
- ↑ Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62." The New York Times
- ↑ Allan Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62; Accompanied Noted Performers", New York Times, July 12, 1999
- ↑ "Itzhak Perlman | Artist". Grammy.com.
- ↑ "Samuel Sanders (piano) on Hyperion Records". Hyperion-records.co.uk.
- ↑ "About | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival". Capecodchambermusic.org.
- 1 2 "Samuel Sanders (Piano)". Hyperion-records.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Concert Grande - Interview with Samuel Sanders, July 15, 1985
- Hyperion Records artist page: Samuel Sanders
- Naxos discography: Samuel Sanders
- New York Times obituary: "Samuel Sanders is dead at 62" (subscription required)
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