Biography
Rudolf Serkin
Effective period / Period of releases: 1930 - 2023
Rudolf Serkin was a Bohemian-born American pianist. He was born 28 March 1903 in Eger, Austria-Hungary (now Cheb, Czech Republic) and died 8 May 1991 in Guilford, Vermont, USA. Married 1935 to Irene Busch, daughter of violinist and composer Adolf Busch. Serkin and Busch founded the Marlboro Music Festival in Marlboro, Vermont.Father of horn player John Serkin, pianist Peter Serkin, and cellist Judith Serkin.