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Sascha Gorodnitzki was born on 24 May, 1904 in Kyiv, Russian Empire, is an American pianist. Discover Sascha Gorodnitzki's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 24 May 1904
Birthday 24 May
Birthplace Kyiv, Russian Empire
Date of death 4 April, 1986
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Nationality Russia

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1904

Sascha Gorodnitzki (24 May 1904 – 4 April 1986) was an American concert pianist, recording artist and pedagogue at the Juilliard School of Music.

Born in Kyiv, Russian Empire Gorodnitzki emigrated as an infant to Brooklyn, NY, where his parents founded a college of music.

He was a child prodigy, but his parents had refused to allow him to embark on a performing career as a child.

His teachers included his mother, then Percy Goetschius, William J. Henderson, Edwin Hughes, and Krehbiel at the Institute of Musical Art, which later became the Juilliard School.

1926

He entered the Juilliard Graduate School in 1926, where he was awarded teaching fellowship.

1930

Gorodnitzki won the Schubert Memorial Prize in 1930, which launched a long concert career, He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic Symphony Society and played his first Carnegie Hall solo recital in 1931.

During his performing career, he toured the United States, Canada and Latin America, appearing under the direction of conductors such as Fritz Reiner, Leopold Stokowski and Pierre Monteux, among many others.

He made multiple radio and television appearances.

1932

He studied piano performance with Josef Lhévinne and composition with Rubin Goldmark, graduating with highest honors in 1932.

Gorodnitzki began teaching at Juilliard in 1932.

1942

In 1942 he married a pianist, Virginia Henderson (1917–2009).

1960

He also taught at the Temple University Music Festival and Institute in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

1977

in the interval between 1977 and 1979 his students won 40 major awards in world-class competitions.

He was described by The New York Times as a "perfectionist" who inspired immense loyalty from his students.

Those who worked with him at Juilliard included Eugene Istomin, Garrick Ohlsson, Dennis Russell Davies, Janina Fialkowska, Michael Korstick, Jack Winerock, Manfred Clynes, Lois Towles, Angela Cheng, Sophia Agranovich, Craig Sheppard, Dana Perelman, André Laplante and many others.

His style of coaching was described as "supportive and intimidating."

Gorodnitzki remained a member of the Juilliard faculty until his death.

1986

He died of cardiac arrest in April 1986.

He was 81 years old and lived in Manhattan.

2008

His widow endowed the Sascha Gorodnitzki Faculty Chair in Piano Studies, headed by Gorodnitzki's student, Eduardus Halim, at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture in 2008.

His recorded legacy for Capitol, EMI/Angel and Columbia includes solo works by Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Godowsky, Paderewski and Debussy.

His playing was described as "electrifying" and "exciting."