Alexis Weissenberg

Alexis Weissenberg
Alexis Weissenberg, 1947
Born26 July 1929
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 82)
Lugano, Switzerland
NationalityBulgarian
Occupationpianist

Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg (Bulgarian: Алексис Сигизмунд Вайсенберг; 26 July 1929 – 8 January 2012) was a Bulgarian-born French pianist.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Loppert, Max; Duchen, Jessica (2001). "Weissenberg, Alexis (Sigismond)". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 27 (2nd ed.). Macmillan Publishers Limited. p. 260.
  2. ^ "Alexis Weissenberg, Pianist of Fire and Ice, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Alexis Weissenberg". The Daily Telegraph. 10 January 2012.