
Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 - 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist. Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the age of 7; in 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under Bruno Seidlhofer and Joseph Marx. After winning first prize at the International Competition in Geneva four years later, in 1946, he began going on concert tours throughout the world. Together with Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda, Gulda formed what became known as the "Viennese troika". Although most famous for his Ludwig van Beethoven interpretations, Gulda also performed the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel; he also cultivated an interest in jazz from the 1950s on, writing several songs and instrumental pieces himself and also combining jazz and classical music in his concerts at times. It was this unorthodox practice that, among other things, earned him the nickname "terrorist pianist"; Gulda had a strong dislike of authorities like the Vienna Academy, the Beethoven Ring of which he was offered in recognition of his performances but which he refused, and even faked his own death in the late 1990s, cementing his status as the ''enfant terrible'' among pianists. Nevertheless, Gulda is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding piano players of the 20th century. Friedrich Gulda passed away on January 27 2000 at the age of 69, following a heart failure. 1930 births 2000 deaths Austrian pianists Classical pianists
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Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 - 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist. Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the age of 7; in 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under Bruno Seidlhofer and Joseph Marx. After winning first prize at the International Competition in Geneva four years later, in 1946, he began going on concert tours throughout the world. Together with Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda, Gulda formed what became known as the "Viennese troika". Although most famous for his Ludwig van Beethoven interpretations, Gulda also performed the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel; he also cultivated an interest in jazz from the 1950s on, writing several songs and instrumental pieces himself and also combining jazz and classical music in his concerts at times. It was this unorthodox practice that, among other things, earned him the nickname "terrorist pianist"; Gulda had a strong dislike of authorities like the Vienna Academy, the Beethoven Ring of which he was offered in recognition of his performances but which he refused, and even faked his own death in the late 1990s, cementing his status as the ''enfant terrible'' among pianists. Nevertheless, Gulda is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding piano players of the 20th century. Friedrich Gulda passed away on January 27 2000 at the age of 69, following a heart failure. 1930 births 2000 deaths Austrian pianists Classical pianists
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