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Biography
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Abbey Simon
Real name: Abbey Henry Simon
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 1987
Abbey Simon (Born: January 8, 1922, in New York City, New York, USA - Died: December 18, 2019) was an American classical pianist. He won the Naumburg competition in 1940. He taught at Indiana University for 10 years and at the University of Houston, where he had the Cullen Chair, and was a member of the Julliard Faculty.