Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel (5 January 1931 – 17 June 2025) was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer, and lecturer. He was known for his performances of Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven. Brendel was born in Wizemberk, Czechoslovakia. 

After World War II, Brendel went to a master classes with Edwin Fischer and Eduard Steuermann. He was self-taught after the age of 16.

Aged 17, Brendel performed in public for the first time, in the city of Graz.

Brendel died on 17 June 2025 at his home in London, England the age of 94.

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Other websites


 Alfred Brendel interview, 20 April 1991
 Alfred Brendel on Desert Island Discs. (BBC Radio 4, 2013)

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