Carl Friedberg

About

Well-regarded pianist and teacher who specialized in the works of Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms.

Before Fame

He was taught by James Kwast and Clara Schumann while attending the Hoch Conservatory.

Trivia

He became principal piano teacher at the New York Institute of Musical Art in 1946. The institution would later be renamed The Juilliard School of Music.

Family Life

He was born in Bingen, Germany, and died in Meran, Italy.

Associated With

He became a chamber musician with the Schnabel-Flesch-Becker Trio in 1920, replacing Artur Schnabel himself.