About Eleanor Sokoloff
Lived 1914 – 2020 (aged 106). Eleanor Sokoloff was an American pianist, piano teacher and pedagogue.
Eleanor Sokoloff (née Blum; June 16, 1914 – July 12, 2020) was an American pianist and academic who formed a piano duo with her husband, Vladimir Sokoloff. She taught piano on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music from 1936 until her death in 2020. Sean Kennard, Jerome Lowenthal, Terence Yung, Leon McCawley, and Randall Hodgkinson.
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Who was Eleanor Sokoloff?
American pianist and teacher (1914–2020)
When was Eleanor Sokoloff born?
Eleanor Sokoloff was born on 16 June 1914 in Cleveland.
When did Eleanor Sokoloff die?
Eleanor Sokoloff died on 12 July 2020 in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Eleanor Sokoloff was a pianist, piano teacher and pedagogue.
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Eleanor Sokoloff was American.
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