Gunnar Johansen

Pianist

Birthday January 21, 1906

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Copenhagen, Denmark

DEATH DATE May 25, 1991 (85)

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About

Aggressively promoted the compositions of Ferruccio Busoni. He founded the Leonardo Academy for the integration of art and science.

Before Fame

He toured Europe in the 1920s as a pianist before relocating to the United States in 1929.

Trivia

He recorded his first Improvised Sonata after reading The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci in 1953. He would eventually record 550 Improvised Sonatas by 1990.

Family Life

He married his wife Lorraine.

Associated With

He recorded a total of 51 LP records consisting of Franz Liszt's piano music.