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John Lill
John Lill
English classical pianist
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Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer
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Walter Gieseking
Walter Gieseking
German pianist
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Josef Suk
Josef Suk
Czech violinist, violist, chamber musician and conductor (1929-2011)
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Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
American musician
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Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia
American pianist and conductor
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Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
Lithuanian violinist
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Felix Weingartner
Felix Weingartner
Austrian conductor, composer and pianist
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Ignaz Brüll
Ignaz Brüll
Austrian musician
10
Dinu Lipatti
Dinu Lipatti
Pianist, Composer
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Michael Korstick
Michael Korstick
German pianist
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Jörg Demus
Jörg Demus
Austrian pianist
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Yves Nat
Yves Nat
French musician
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John O'Conor
John O'Conor
Irish musician
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Julius Katchen
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist
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Carl Reinecke
Carl Reinecke
German composer, conductor and pianist
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Max Strub
Max Strub
German concertmaster
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Christian Ferras
Christian Ferras
French musician
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Rudolf Firkušný
Rudolf Firkušný
Czech pianist
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Donald Isler
Donald Isler
US classical pianist and music educator
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Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
German composer and pianist
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András Schiff
András Schiff
Hungarian-born British musician
Wilhelm Backhaus
pianist

Wilhelm Backhaus

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pianist
Awards Received
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Wilhelm Backhaus, 1907

Wilhelm Backhaus ('Bachaus' on some record labels) (26 March 1884 – 5 July 1969) was a German pianist and pedagogue. He was particularly well known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms. He was also much admired as a chamber musician.