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Ruth Laredo
Pianist, Musical Artist
1937 – 2005
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Who was Ruth Laredo?
Ruth Laredo was an American classical pianist.
She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and in the last 16½ years before her death for her series in the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Concerts with Commentary”. She was often referred to as “America's First Lady of the Piano”.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1937
Detroit - Also known as
- Laredo, Ruth
- Spouses
- Jaime Laredo
(1960 - )
- Jaime Laredo
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Died
- May 25, 2005
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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