# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shura-cherkassky
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:02:11.887Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shura-cherkassky"
name: "Shura Cherkassky"
slug: "shura-cherkassky"
description: "Shura Cherkassky was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. For much of his later life, Cherkassky resided in London."
tagline: "American classical pianist (1909–1995)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shura_Cherkassy_-_Israel_Philharmonic_TLV1954.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1909-09-24"
deathDate: "1995-12-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.9017223910840934
  historical:           17.10540266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1125526/"
    handle:    "nm1125526"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump