1. Nadia Reisenberg Sherman was an American pianist of Lithuanian birth.
13 Facts About Nadia Reisenberg
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Nadia Reisenberg was born in Vilnius to a Jewish family.
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Nadia Reisenberg's sister Anna was born two years later, and Clara in 1911 who later took the married name of Clara Rockmore and became renowned for her virtuosity on the theremin.
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When Nadia was six, her uncle Paul sent the family a piano, and Nadia immediately knew she would be at the keyboard for the rest of her life.
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Nadia Reisenberg's talent demanded that the family move to St Petersburg for study at the conservatory, where the director, famed composer Alexander Glazunov, took a special interest in the gifted girl.
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Nadia Reisenberg studied under Leonid Nikolayev at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
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Nadia Reisenberg then pursued further studies with Josef Hofmann at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, from which she graduated with a degree in piano performance.
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Nadia Reisenberg had a successful career as a concert pianist and taught piano on the faculties of several institutions, including the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School, Queens College, and the Mannes College of Music.
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Nadia Reisenberg died in 1983 at the age of 78 in New York City.
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Nadia Reisenberg gave concerts in the 1920s, particularly with her sister Clara Rockmore, but in 1930 went to study again and chose Josef Hofmann as a tutor.
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Nadia Reisenberg continued to perform until the end of her life, and appeared at Carnegie Hall a total of 22 times.
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From 1955 to 1983, Nadia Reisenberg was a member of the piano faculty of the Mannes School of Music.
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In later years, Nadia Reisenberg taught at the Juilliard School and was a frequent juror for the Leventritt Competition.