page_title: Alexis Weissenberg
hierarchical_section_title: Alexis Weissenberg
caption_attribution_description: Prodigy pianist Sigi Weissenberg plays during the 25th anniversary celebration at Kibbutz Degania. הפסנתרן בחסד, סיגי ויסנברג, מנגן בחגיגות ה-25 להיווסדו של קיבוץ דגניה Photo: Zoltan Kluger &#160;(1896&#8211;1977)&#160;&#160;Alternative names Qlwger, Zwlṭan; Zolṭan Ḳluger; Kluger, Z.; W. von Szigethy; W. Von SzighethyDescriptionHungarian-Israeli photographerDate of birth/death 8 February 1896 16 May 1977Location of birth/death Kecskemét ManhattanAuthority control : Q7035699 VIAF:&#8201;19504001 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0000 6686 1613 ULAN:&#8201;500483392 LCCN:&#8201;no2008144265 Open Library:&#8201;OL6614008A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q7035699 , 10/30/1947
context_page_description: Alexis Weissenberg was a French pianist of Jewish-Bulgarian descent. Technically brilliant, his playing was often described as cold and precise. Weissenberg was born in Sofia and in 1941 was sent to a concentration camp with his family. A guard liked his playing and helped the family escape to Turkey, and then to Jerusalem. In 1946 he moved to New York and studied at the Julliard School of Music. He toured for about ten years, but then did not play in public until 1966 when he performed with Herbert von Karajan in Berlin. He finally settled in Spain, but rarely performed in public.
context_section_description: Alexis Weissenberg (26 July 1929 – 8 January 2012) was a French pianist of Jewish-Bulgarian descent. Technically brilliant, his playing was often described as cold and precise. Weissenberg was born in Sofia and in 1941 was sent to a concentration camp with his family. A guard liked his playing and helped the family escape to Turkey, and then to Jerusalem. In 1946 he moved to New York and studied at the Julliard School of Music. He toured for about ten years, but then did not play in public until 1966 when he performed with Herbert von Karajan in Berlin. He finally settled in Spain, but rarely performed in public.
caption: Alexis Weissenberg in 1947
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