Ferruccio Busoni
Italian composer, pianist, and conductor (1866-1924) · Italy · On the map · Musicians · Died at 58
Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher.
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Busoni in 1877
Busoni c. 1886
Busoni c. 1900
Cartoon by Busoni of his 1904 US tour, drawn for his wife: "Map of the West of the United States showing the long and dolorous Tour, the anti-sentimental journey of F.B., 1904, Chicago"
Portrait of Busoni by Umberto Boccioni, 1916 (in the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome)
Commemorative plaque at site of Busoni's apartment in Schöneberg, Berlin
Busoni at the piano, from a postcard produced c. 1895-1900Awards
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His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary figures of his time, and he was a sought-after keyboard instructor and a teacher of composition.
