András Schiff

The native form of this personal name is Schiff András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sir
András Schiff
Schiff in Leipzig, 2016
Born (1953-12-21) 21 December 1953
Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
EducationFranz Liszt Academy of Music
University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • conductor
SpouseYūko Shiokawa

Sir András Schiff (Hungarian: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃif]; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian and 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.

Schiff continues to travel widely to perform, although there are countries which he chooses not to visit because of their politics.

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

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