Sergey Tarnovsky

Sergei Vladimirovich Tarnowsky (also spelled Sergei Tarnovsky; ; 3 November 1883 22 March 1976) was a Russian, Soviet and American pianist and teacher.

Biography

Tarnowsky was born in Kharkiv (then the capital of the Kharkov Governorate). Visiting musicians often visited the family home and Sergei showed an interest in the piano at an early age. At the age of eight he studied privately with , a graduate of the Warsaw Conservatory. At age 19 he commenced studies with Anna Yesipova at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The director of the Conservatory was Alexander Glazunov, whose adopted daughter Tarnowsky later married. On graduation, Tarnowsky received a gold medal and the Anton Rubinstein Prize.

Other students included Rebecca Anna Lou Melson, who subsequently married William Kapell (she is now known as Anna Lou Dehavenon), and Madeleine Stowe, who gave music up to become an actress when Tarnowsky died.