Peter Serkin

Peter Serkin (1947-2020) was an American pianist, born in New York, the son of pianist Rudolf Serkin. He studied at the Curtis Institute with his father, Mieczysław Horszowski and Lee Luvisi. In 1973 he co-founded the chamber group Tashi with Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry and Richard Stoltzman. His repertoire ran from Bach to new works by Toru Takemitsu and Peter Lieberson, and he recorded late Beethoven sonatas on fortepiano.