Alfred Brendel, the pianist who during his...
Alfred Brendel, the pianist who during his six decades of performances has mastered the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, will retire from the concert stage next year.
The Austrian native, who turns 77 in January, will give his last concert on Dec. 18, 2008, in Vienna.
Brendel, who is also a poet, will continue to appear in public to lecture on music and to give poetry readings, his New York publicist, Josephine Hemsing, said this week.
“He is playing at the peak of his form. He’s in perfect health and he would like to go out at the top of his playing form,†she said.
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