Samuel Sanders

Samuel Sanders (27 June 1937 – 9 July 1999) was a distinguished American classical pianist known for sensitive collaborations with noted soloists.

Samuel Sanders
Born(1937-06-27)June 27, 1937
OriginUnited States
DiedJuly 9, 1999(1999-07-09) (aged 62)
New York Presbyterian Hospital
GenresClassical
InstrumentsPiano
Associated actsHermann Baumann, Jacqueline DuPre, Joshua Bell

He was born with a congenital heart condition that required him to undergo surgery at the age of nine. He studied at Hunter College and at the Juilliard School under Sergius Kagen and Irwin Freundlich. Sanders was famous for the loyalty of his collaborators.

Among the artist with whom he collaborated are Hermann Baumann (horn), Jacqueline DuPre (cello), Joshua Bell (violin). Kyung Wha Chung (violin), Jaime Laredo (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Jessye Norman (soprano), Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Paula Robison (flute), Leonard Rose (cello), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Robert White (tenor), Eugenia Zukerman (flute), and Pinchas Zukerman (violin).

In 1996 Sanders and violinist Itzhak Perlman marked the thirtieth anniversary of a partnership which took them to many parts of the world and resulted in twelve recordings, two of which were awarded Grammys.

With Chilean cellist Andres Diaz (cello) Sanders formed Diaz-Sanders Duo.[1]

Sanders was the founder and artistic director of the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

He received honorary doctorates from Lehman College and the St. Louis Conservatory of Music (CASA), and taught for more than three decades at the Juilliard School, where he helped found a degree program for collaborative pianists.

Samuel Sanders died at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 1999. He was 62 and lived in Manhattan.[2]

References
  1. Hyperion Records: Samuel Sanders
  2. Allan Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62; Accompanied Noted Performers", New York Times, July 12, 1999


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