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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. The ...
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.
Oct 30, 2006 · Leonid Hambro, a concert pianist with a remarkable memory who toured the world as a part of Victor Borge's piano comedy routines, died at age 86 on October 23, reports the Associated Press.
Oct 28, 2006 · Leonid Hambro, 86, a versatile pianist who performed as the sidekick of musical comedian Victor Borge and who later presented concerts of music selected by his audiences, died Oct. 23 at Veterans ...
Nov 8, 2004 · Leonid Hambro, pianist and Victor Borge's sidekick, dies in NYC. October 26, 2006, 3:22 PM EDT. NEW YORK -- 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 died. He was 86.
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.
Leonid Hambro, American pianist. Recipient Naumburg Foundation award, 1946. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945; Member American Guild Musical Artists, Bohemians.
