Samuel Sanders (June 27, 1937 – July 9, 1999) was an American classical collaborative pianist and pedagogue.
Samuel Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1937 |
| Origin | United States |
| Died | July 9, 1999 (aged 62) New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument | Piano |
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]
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.[5] With Perlman, he won two Grammy Awards in 1981 for "The Spanish Album" and "Music for Two Violins."[6] With Chilean cellist Andrés Díaz, Sanders formed the Díaz-Sanders Duo.[7]
Sanders was the founder and artistic director of the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[8] He received honorary doctorates from Lehman College and the St. Louis Conservatory of Music.[9] He taught at the Juilliard School and the Peabody Institute, creating accompanying programs at both schools.[9]
Samuel Sanders died from liver failure at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 1999. He was 62 and lived in Manhattan.[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.
- ^ Allan Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62; Accompanied Noted Performers", New York Times, July 12, 1999 [1]
- ^ "Itzhak Perlman | Artist". Grammy.com.
- ^ "Samuel Sanders (piano) on Hyperion Records". Hyperion-records.co.uk.
- ^ "About | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival". Capecodchambermusic.org.
- ^ a b "Samuel Sanders (Piano)". Hyperion-records.co.uk.
- ^ Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62." The New York Times
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