Emanuel Ax

Emanuel Ax
Ax in 2014
Born (1949-06-08) June 8, 1949 (age 75)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
OccupationClassical pianist

Emanuel "Manny"[1] Ax (born 8 June 1949) is a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young Uck Kim, as well as his piano recitals and performances with major orchestras in the world.

Starting at the age of 12, Ax studied piano under Mieczysław Munz of the Juilliard School. He won honorable mention at the VIII International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, third place at the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition in 1971, seventh place at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1972, and first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 1974.

Ax has been a faculty member at the Juilliard School since 1990.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cotter, Jim (16 February 2015). ""Manny" Ax: A Man For All Eras". www.wrti.org. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. ^ "Emanuel Ax". The Juilliard School. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Emanuel Ax". The Juilliard School. Retrieved 30 April 2024.