Cyprien Katsaris

About Cyprien Katsaris

Known for the numerous recordings he made of rarer pieces, such as Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler.

Cyprien Katsaris is a French-Cypriot virtuoso pianist, teacher and composer. Amongst his teachers were Monique de la Bruchollerie, a student of Emil von Sauer, who had been a pupil of Franz Liszt. He is known for his refined sound, command of voicing, and virtually effortless physical mastery of technique. He is particularly notable as the first pianist to record the complete Liszt transcriptions of Beethoven's nine symphonies—works that are among the most technically challenging in all of piano repertoire.

Labels	Piano 21, Schott Music, Teldec, Telefunken, Sony Classical, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, DECCA, BMG/RCA, Pavane Records.
Genres	Classical
Years active	1966–present
Born	May 5, 1951, Marseille, France
Occupation(s)	Pianist, Composer, Virtuoso, Teacher
Instruments	Piano

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Trivia

He suffered a brain stroke while performing at a Berlin recital in October 2012. He credited his faith in the principles of Scientology for his rapid recovery.

Cyprien Katsaris before fame

He was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1969, he won the First Prize in Piano.

Achievement of Cyprien Katsaris

In October 2012, he had a stroke while performing at a recital in Berlin. He credited his faith in the principles of Scientology for his rapid recovery.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Cyprien Katsaris family life

He was born in the French city of Marseilles, but grew up in Cameroon.

Associations of Cyprien Katsaris

In May 1966, he gave his debut public performance, performing Franz Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy.

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