Serkin

[ sur-kin; German ser-kin ]

noun

1. Ru·dolf [roo, -dolf, roo, -dawlf], 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
2. Peter, 1947–2020, U.S. pianist (son of Rudolf Serkin).

Example Sentences

He once purchased a Steinway piano from Columbia Records that had been used by Rudolf Serkin and Glenn Gould.

From Los Angeles Times

I can still see Serkin swaying on the piano bench, mouthing the German words to a joyous theme, almost a beer hall tune, in the “Choral Fantasy,” as he played along.

From New York Times

The jury, which included pianist Rudolf Serkin and conductor George Szell, selected Mr. Kalichstein in a unanimous decision.

From Washington Post

Sensitive accompaniments for soloists of the caliber of Rudolf Serkin and Zino Francescatti aside, there is little here of Ormandy’s muscular Beethoven, and his Mozart is limited to one, brilliantly effervescent symphony.

From New York Times

He was at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, and he wandered into a rehearsal for Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy,” with the eminent pianist Rudolf Serkin sitting at a Steinway.

From New York Times