Teresa Sterne
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| Born |
March 29, 1927 Brooklyn |
| Died | December 10, 2000 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Teresa Rosenbaum |
| Occupation | Record executive |
Teresa Sterne (also known as Teresa Rosenbaum and Tracey Sterne) (March 29, 1927 – December 10, 2000) was an American concert pianist and record producer. Sterne's performance career began at the age of twelve when she appeared with the NBC Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Following her performance career, Sterne was director of Nonesuch Records from 1965 through 1979.
Sterne was born in Brooklyn to a musical family. Her mother was a professional cellist who retired from her career to advance her daughter's musical development. Sterne's paternal uncle was a distinguished violinist who also helped develop her talents. She showed musical talent at an early age and was taken out of school at the age of 10 to be privately tutored and focus on the piano.
Sterne began performing at the age of eleven and made her professional debut at twelve when she performed Grieg's Piano Concerto with the NBC Symphony Orchestra at Madison Square Garden. The following year she performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium in Harlem in front of nearly 6,000 people. Although, and impressive technique."
Sterne went on to perform many well known works. By the time she was fourteen, she had performed Bach's "Italian" Concerto and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 to much acclaim. At sixteen, she gave a full recital at the Brooklyn Museum, where she performed Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13, as well as works by Bach-von Bulow, Medtner, Debussy, Chopin and Beethoven. She again performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium at the age of 19.
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