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Dinu Lipatti (March 19, 1917, Bucharest – December 2, 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut short by his death from Hodgkin’s disease at age 33. Despite his short career and a relatively small recorded legacy, Lipatti is considered as one of the finest pianists of the 20th century.

Lipatti was born in Bucharest into a musical family: his father was a violinist, his mother a pianist, and his godfather was the violinist and composer George Enescu. He studied at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School, and finished second at the 1934 Vienna International Piano Competition, which led to Alfred Cortot, who thought he should have won, resigning from the jury in protest. Lipatti subsequently studied in Paris under Cortot, Nadia Boulanger (with whom he recorded some of Johannes Brahms Waltzes Op. 39), Paul Dukas (composition) and Charles Münch (conducting).

Lipatti’s career was interrupted by World War II. Although he continued to give concerts throughout Europe, including Nazi-occupied territories, he eventually fled his native Romania in 1943 and settled with his wife in Geneva, Switzerland, where he accepted the position as piano professor at the conservatory. It was at this time that the first signs of his illness emerged. At first, doctors were baffled, but in 1947 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease. As a result, his concertizing receded considerably after the war.
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  • VS-1

    his technique and expression are definitely on another level

    last month
  • pandoraysucaja

    I've never found another pianist like him, so eloquent, expressive and with a perfect technique all at the same time. He's the best performer of Chopin's works EVER, and one of the most beautiful musical personalities in the history of piano playing.

    December 2010
  • upyano

    One of the best, not to say THE best

    October 2010
  • Amina172

    http://www.last.fm/group/Schumann/

    October 2007
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    Le pianiste des pianistes

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