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Leonid Hambro (June 26, 1920 – October 23, 2006) was an American concert pianist and composer. Life. Hambro was born in Chicago, the son of immigrant Lithuanian Jews; his father was a pianist accompanying silent films. He studied at the Juilliard School, and won First Prize at the National Naumburg Competition in 1946.
Oct 26, 2006 · Leonid Hambro, a concert pianist noted for his prodigious memory, improvising genius and humorous musical desecrations as Victor Borge’s straight man, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 86.
Oct 28, 2006 · Leonid Hambro, a concert pianist who had the ability to commit to memory a huge repertoire and served as Victor Borge's comedic sidekick during a decade-long collaboration, has died in New York.
Nov 23, 2010 · In this Columbia Masterworks recording released in 1970, the American concert pianist and composer Leonid Hambro (1920 - 2006) performs his composition, "Happy Birthday Dear Ludwig," a set of...
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Oct 27, 2006 · NEW YORK (AP) – Leonid Hambro, a concert pianist with the ability to commit to memory a huge repertoire and who served as Victor Borge’s comedic sidekick during a decade-old collaboration, has...
Nov 15, 2006 · Leonid Hambro, who died on October 23 aged 86, was a classical pianist, successfully maintaining his reputation as a serious concert artist while spending 10 years as the straight man to the...
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Oct 23, 2006 · Leonid Hambro was born in Chicago. His father was a pianist accompanying silent films. Hambro was a child prodigy and gave his first recital at age 5. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music on a scholarship. In 1946, he was a winner of the Naumburg Foundation. Hambro was the official pianist of WQXR, New York from 1946 to 1962.
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