Leo Sirota
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Leo Grigoryevich Sirota was a Russian, Austrian, Japanese, and American pianist, teacher, and conductor. A child prodigy, he toured across Russia and came to the attention of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. After graduating from the St.
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Sirota became one of the favorite students of Ferruccio Busoni (in 1897)
The interior of the Great Hall of the Musikverein, where Sirota's "true debut" took place
Arthur Rubinstein (in 1906) was a friend of Sirota and an admirer of his pianism
Serge Koussevitzky's invitation to play in Berlin expanded Sirota's international career
Entrance to the Modern Hotel (c. 1930s) in Harbin, where Sirota stayed after his second Soviet tour
Yamada Kōsaku (in 1952) brought Sirota to Japan
Sirota's final recital of his 1928 Japanese tour was played at the Nippon Seinenkan (pictured here in 1925)In their orbit 1
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Leo Grigoryevich Sirota was a Russian, Austrian, Japanese, and American pianist, teacher, and conductor. A child prodigy, he toured across Russia and came to the attention of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. After graduating from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, with a letter of recommendation from Alexander Glazunov to Ferruccio Busoni, he emigrated to Austria-Hungary.
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