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Paul Badura-Skoda
Austrian pianist (1927–2019)
Paul Badura-Skoda | |
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Born | (1927-10-06)6 October 1927 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 25 September 2019(2019-09-25) (aged 91) Vienna |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, musicologist, author |
Years active | 1947–2019 |
Spouse | Eva Halfar (m. 1951, separation) |
Partner | Elisabeth Vilatte[2] |
Children | 4, including the pianist Michael Badura-Skoda (1964–2001)[3] |
Paul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist.
Career
A student of Edwin Fischer, Badura-Skoda first rose to prominence by winning first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he performed with conductors including Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan; over his long career, he recorded with conductors including Hans Knappertsbusch, Hermann Scherchen, and George Szell.
Along with his contemporaries Friedrich Gul