Herbert Kupferberg

Herbert Kupferberg (1918 – February 22, 2001) was an American music critic and senior editor of Parade magazine.

Career Kupferberg earned master's degree in English and journalism from Columbia University. For more than twenty years, he was an editor and critic for the New York Herald Tribune. After its demise in 1966, he joined Parade. He also wrote reviews for The Atlantic and the National Observer.

Writing He published several books, including Those Fabulous Philadelphians: The Life and Times of a Great Orchestra (1970) and Amadeus: A Mozart Mosaic (1986). Other books include:

The Mendelssohns: Three Generations of Genius, 1972 Felix Mendelssohn: His Life, His Family, His Music, 1972 A Rainbow of Sound: The Instruments of the Orchestra and Their Music, with Morris Warman's photographs, 1973 Tanglewood, 1976 Opera, 1979 Basically Bach: A 300th Birthday Celebration, 1985 Book of Classical Music Lists, 1988

Death On February 22, 2001, Kupferberg died aged 83 in New York City.