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Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914–October 16, 1990) was a Cuban pianist, conductor and teacher. Bolet was born in Havana, Cuba and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942. His teachers included Leopold Godowsky, Josef Hofmann, David Saperton, Moriz Rosenthal and Fritz Reiner. In 1942 Bolet joined the US Army and was sent to Japan. While there, he conducted the Japanese premiere of The Mikado. He made his first recordings for Remington. He provided the piano soundtrack for the 1960 film about Liszt, "Song without End"… read more
Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914–October 16, 1990) was a Cuban pianist, conductor and teacher. Bolet was born in Havana, Cuba and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, whe… read more
Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914–October 16, 1990) was a Cuban pianist, conductor and teacher. Bolet was born in Havana, Cuba and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942. His te… read more