Leonid Hambro

Pianist

Birthday June 26, 1920

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Oct 23, 2006 (86)

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About

Concert musician whose colorful career was highlighted by his collaboration with P.D.Q. Bach and the Hoffnung Musical Spoof Concerts.

Before Fame

He was a student at The Juilliard School and won the 1946 National Naumburg Competition.

Trivia

He composed Happy Birthday Dear Ludwig, which was a five-way reworking of Happy Birthday to You in the style of Beethoven's Minuet in G, Sonata Pathétique, Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, and the Fifth Symphony.

Family Life

He was born to immigrant Russian Jews. His father found work as an accompanist for silent films.

Associated With

He was Victor Borge's sidekick from 1961 until 1970 and would continue to perform with him sporadically for the remainder of the comic legend's career.