#serkin

Today I remember the great Pianist Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991). He was born on March 28. 1903. Here we see a rare signed postcard from 1931 that show the young Serkin painted by A.H. Pellegrini a painter from my hometown Basel.

Pictured: Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, New York String Orchestra, Marlboro Music Festival, Marilyn Horne Foundation. Johannes String Quartet, Curtis Institute of Music.

(via A Critic and a Pianist, Close but Not Quite Friends - The New York Times)