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Paul Badura-Skoda

Pianist

Birthday October 6, 1927

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Austria

DEATH DATE Sep 25, 2019 (91)

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About

Austrian pianist who was known for his wide-ranging repertoire, based in Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, as well as his prolific recording career.

Before Fame

He came in first at the 1947 Austrian Music Competition.

Trivia

He worked with some of music's most distinguished conductors, such as Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan.

Family Life

He married German/Austrian musicologist Eva Badura-Skoda with whom he formed a highly coveted and acclaimed musical scholarship.

Associated With

He and his wife also edited one of the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe volumes, which was devoted to printing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos.