Ursula Oppens
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Ursula Oppens is an acclaimed American classical pianist renowned for her interpretations and advocacy of contemporary music.
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| Ursula Oppens canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
classical pianist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-02-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Juilliard School
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Radcliffe College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Brooklyn College
NERFINISHED
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CUNY Graduate Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chamber music
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performance of new music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasWonAward |
Alphonse Matthey Prize
NERFINISHED
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Brandeis Creative Arts Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandler Music Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Alumni Award of the Juilliard School NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Kalichstein Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Hinrichsen Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
performing works by Charles Wuorinen
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performing works by Conlon Nancarrow ⓘ performing works by Elliott Carter ⓘ performing works by Frederic Rzewski ⓘ performing works by John Adams ⓘ performing works by William Bolcom ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of contemporary composers
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interpretations of contemporary music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recording of Frederic Rzewski’s “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!”
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recordings of Elliott Carter’s complete piano music ⓘ |
| occupation |
music educator
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Distinguished Professor at Brooklyn College
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faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center ⓘ faculty member at Northwestern University ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Cedille Records
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Music & Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vox Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Felix Galimir
NERFINISHED
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Leon Kirchner NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosina Lhévinne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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