William Browning (pianist)

William James Browning (January 31, 1924 – November 9, 1997) was an American concert pianist, vocal coach and piano pedagogue.

Browning began playing at an early age, and had performed four Carnegie Hall recitals by the time he was 20 years old.

[2] He desired to study with conductor Hans Levy Heniot who was close to Godowsky and who had recently come to Chicago following several years as music director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

As a recitalist, chamber music player and soloist with symphony orchestras, Browning performed extensively throughout North America, the UK, China and South Korea.

Browning began live radio broadcasts working for WOAK FM Radio He was the official accompanist for WGN's Illinois Opera Guild Auditions of the Air, a vocal competition whose winners included many who went on to the Metropolitan Opera and recording careers.