Abbey Simon

Abbey Simon
Born(1920-01-08)January 8, 1920
New York City, U.S.
OriginCurtis Institute of Music
DiedDecember 18, 2019(2019-12-18) (aged 99)
Geneva, Switzerland
GenresClassical
InstrumentPiano
Years active1940–2019
Websitehttp://www.abbeysimon.com/

Abbey Henry Simon (January 8, 1920[1][2] – December 18, 2019) was an American concert pianist, teacher, and recording artist. He was a protégé of Josef Hofmann at the Curtis Institute of Music and a winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1940. He was called a "supervirtuoso" by The New York Times.

  1. ^ “Vera and Solomon[’s] . . . only child, born on January 8, 1920, was called Abbey Henry Simon.” From Inner Voices by Abbey Simon with Garnet Ungar, 2017 (ISBN 978-0692922408) p. 2.
  2. ^ “I’m now planning a series of concerts for my 100th birthday—January 8, 2020. . . .” Ibid., p. 154.