Byron Janis

Byron Janis (March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024) https://www.genarians.com/1928.html was an American classical pianist. He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century.  

His discography covers music inspired by Beethoven to David W. Guion and includes major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. Janis and his wife, Maria Cooper, daughter of screen  actor Gary Cooper, wrote his autobiography Chopin and Beyond: My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal, which was released in November 2010. In the DVD A Voyage With Byron Janis, he hosts a musical journey through Chopin's life. Martin Scorsese is developing a Byron Janis Biopic for Paramount Pictures from a script by Peter Glanz. The project is based on Janis' autobiography.Dave McNary, Variety, January 7, 2016 Janis died of natural causes on March 14, 2024 at the age of 95.

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Other websites
Official website (includes Flash intro)

, WNCN-FM, 25-Mar-1983

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