Seymour lipkin biography
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Seymour Lipkin
Blue Hill - BLUE HILL - Seymour Lipkin, Born , Detroit, Mi., died Mon, Nov. 16 , Blue Hill, Me. He was a pianist, conductor, teacher, musical collaborator, and for 29 years, Artistic Director of the Kneisel Hall chamber music school and festival in Blue Hill; which, at his death, he had conveyed to the very pinnacle of American musical life. He was a pianist prized for the purity, clarity and humility of his performances. Never indulging in device or grand gesture, he employed his intelligence, introspection and discipline to illuminate the shape and architecture of the music he played, paring away extraneous mannerism to make clear the line in the music, drawing the listener along. Because his playing was so free from artifice or additional 'fluff,' one would suddenly hear the composer's (and the music's) purpose, often making even pieces that might be familiar, more alive and available to be understood.
A diminutive, somewhat spare man, he quietly, over years of un-flamboyant dedication in teaching and performance, attained a standing of pre-eminent respect - reverence even, among both his colleagues and the musical community at large. It was typical of his concerts that they should be as populated by fellow musicians as by m
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Seymour Lipkin
American pianist and conductor
Musical artist
Seymour Lipkin (May 14, – November 16, )[2] was an American concert pianist, conductor, and educator.
Early life and piano career
[edit]Lipkin was born in Detroit. At age 11, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with David Saperton, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski[3] At age 17 he served as accompanist to Jascha Heifetz on a USO tour[1] of Europe during World War II. He received his degree in
In , he won the Rachmaninoff Piano Contest, beating Gary Graffman.[4]
As a soloist, he performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony.
Conducting and teaching
[edit]Lipkin studied conducting under Serge Koussevitzky and then apprenticed with George Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra.[5] He served as the Assistant Conductor for the New York Philharmonic. Later he was Music Director for the Joffrey Ballet and then conductor of the Long Island Symphony Orchestra.
He was a member of the faculty at Juilliard and also taught at Curtis, Manhattan School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.[2]
In he became artistic director of Kneisel Hall[6] in Blue Hill, Maine until his death in
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