Andras schiff biography

Hungarian-born British pianist

The native form of this personal name is Schiff András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Sir András Schiff (Hungarian:[ˈɒndraːʃˈʃiff]; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor.

He has received numerous awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize, and was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music.

He is also known for his public criticism of political movements in Hungary and Austria.

Schiff is a distinguished visiting professor of piano at the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin,^[1] and the first artist-in-residence of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Biography

Schiff was born in Budapest to a Jewish family, as an only child.^[2] He began piano lessons at age five, studying at the Franz Liszt Acade