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Currently, Abbey Simon is 102 years, 8 months and 0 days old. Abbey Simon will celebrate 103rd birthday on a Wednesday 8th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Abbey Simon upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Abbey Simon |
Occupation | Pianist |
Age | 102 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | January 8, 1922 (New York City, NY) |
Birthday | January 8 |
Town/City | New York City, NY |
Nationality | NY |
Abbey Simonโs zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Abbey Simon was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Classical musician who was greatly admired as a master supervirtuoso.
He won the 1940 Naumburg International Piano Competition.
He recorded the complete piano works of Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Ravel, and a large percentage of Brahms' and Schumann's works.
He began taking lessons at five from David Saperton, and he was given a scholarship by Josef Hofmann when he was eight to Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music.
He and Chick Corea both became internationally recognized Pianists.