Jonathan Biss

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Jonathan Biss is an American pianist renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and for his work as a performer, recording artist, and educator.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical pianist
human
music educator
musician
activeYearsStart 1990s
awardReceived Avery Fisher Prize
surface form: Avery Fisher Career Grant

Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society
surface form: Leonard Bernstein Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1980-09-18
educatedAt Curtis Institute of Music
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
employer Curtis Institute of Music
familyName Biss
father Paul Biss
genre classical music
givenName Jonathan
hasEthnicGroup Jewish
hasPerformedAt Carnegie Hall
Concertgebouw
surface form: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Wigmore Hall
hasPerformedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Philadelphia Orchestra
hasTaughtCourse online course on Beethoven’s piano sonatas
online course on exploring Beethoven’s piano sonatas on Coursera
instrument piano
languageSpoken English
mother Miriam Fried
notableFor concert performances
interpretations of Beethoven
interpretations of Schumann
online music courses
recordings
notableWork Beethoven piano sonatas
surface form: Beethoven piano sonata recording cycle

Schumann piano music recordings
book "A Pianist Under the Influence"
book "Beethoven’s Shadow"
occupation pianist
professor
writer
placeOfBirth Bloomington, Indiana
surface form: Bloomington, Indiana, United States
positionHeld faculty member at Curtis Institute of Music
recordLabel EMI Classics
Onyx Classics
Orchid Classics
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
sibling Ami Biss
studiedUnder Evelyne Brancart
Leon Fleisher

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Leon Fleisher notableStudent Jonathan Biss
Peter Serkin teacherOf Jonathan Biss