Steven De Groote

Steven De Groote
Background information
Born12 January 1953
Died22 May 1989(1989-05-22) (aged 36)
GenresClassical
OccupationsPianist, pedagogue
InstrumentPiano

Steven De Groote (12 January 1953 – 22 May 1989) was a South African classical pianist.

Steven De Groote was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, into a Belgian family in which, for three generations, almost every member had been a professional musician. His grandmother was a recipient of the Prix de Rome in Belgium, and his father was the conductor of the Cape Town University Symphony. As a youngster, De Groote toured South Africa performing trios with his father on violin and brother on cello.