Isserlis, Julius
Isserlis, Julius
Isserlis, Julius, Russian pianist; b. Kishinev, Nov. 7, 1888; d. London, July 23, 1968. He studied with Puchalsky at the Kiev Cons.; then with Safonov and Taneyev at the Moscow Cons. He taught at the Moscow Phil. Inst. of Music (1913–23), then in Vienna (1923–28); in 1928 he settled in London. In addition to Russian composers, he was known for his performances of Chopin. He wrote a number of character pieces for piano.
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