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Dmitry Paperno

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Dmitry Paperno
Дмитро Паперно
Born(1929-02-18)18 February 1929
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 91)
Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
GenresClassical
Occupations
InstrumentPiano

Dmitry Oleksandrovych Paperno[a] (18 February 1929 – 12 October 2020) was a Soviet and American concert pianist.

Paperno was born in Kyiv. In 1955, Paperno won 6th Prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition, and then recorded and performed widely throughout the Soviet Union. He attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Alexander Goldenweiser.[1] Paperno recorded for Melodiya and prior to recording with Cedille Records.[2] Paperno became a tenured professor at DePaul University after moving to the United States in 1976.[1] He is the author of the book Notes of a Moscow Pianist. He died in 2020 in Northbrook, Illinois.

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    • Ukrainian: Дмитро Олександрович Паперно, romanizedDmytro Oleksandrovych Paperno
    • Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Паперно, romanizedDmitry Aleksandrovich Paperno

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  1. ^ a b "Pianist impressive but chilly in recital". Milwaukee Journal. 15 October 1980. Retrieved 22 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Gold, Gerald (7 April 1991). "Small Labels, Eternal Hope". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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