Julius Katchen

Julius Katchen (August 15, 1926 – April 29, 1969) was an American concert pianist, possibly best known for his recordings of Johannes Brahms's solo piano works.

Katchen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and debuted at age 10, playing Mozart's D minor Concerto.

He studied music with his maternal grandparents, Mandell and Rosalie Svet,[1] immigrants from Europe who had taught at the Moscow and Warsaw conservatories, until he was 14.

He went to Paris and was invited to represent the United States at the first International UNESCO Festival, where he played Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française.

He then toured Europe in the spring of 1947, playing recitals in Rome, Venice, Naples, Paris, London and Salzburg.