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"No one was more blessed than I to have Lou Teicher as my best friend since we met at the [[Juilliard School of Music]] at the ages of 9 and 6. Although we were two individuals, at the twin pianos our brains worked as one. Lou was certainly one of the world's most gifted pianists. I will miss him dearly and as pianists it's ironic how we both ended up living on keys," his longtime partner [[Arthur Ferrante]], who lived on [[Longboat Key, Florida]], said in a statement at the time of Teicher's death.<ref>http://heraldtribune.com/article/20080805/article/808050380</ref> Ferrante subsequently died on September 19, 2009. |
"No one was more blessed than I to have Lou Teicher as my best friend since we met at the [[Juilliard School of Music]] at the ages of 9 and 6. Although we were two individuals, at the twin pianos our brains worked as one. Lou was certainly one of the world's most gifted pianists. I will miss him dearly and as pianists it's ironic how we both ended up living on keys," his longtime partner [[Arthur Ferrante]], who lived on [[Longboat Key, Florida]], said in a statement at the time of Teicher's death.<ref>http://heraldtribune.com/article/20080805/article/808050380</ref> Ferrante subsequently died on September 19, 2009. |
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Teicher was born in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] |
Teicher was born in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] to a [[Jewish]] family.<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/wilkes-barre-and-kingston</ref> He became a resident of [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]] in the 1970s.<ref>McLellan, Dennis of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. {{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/Lou_Teicher_half_of_popular_piano_team_dies_at_83.html |title="Lou Teicher, half of popular piano team, dies at 83" |accessdate=2009-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302001801/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/Lou_Teicher_half_of_popular_piano_team_dies_at_83.html |archivedate=March 2, 2009 }}, ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', August 7, 2008. Accessed August 7, 2008.</ref> |
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Teicher died of heart failure at his summer home in [[Highlands, North Carolina]], aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/arts/music/06teicher.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=Lou Teicher, of Ferrante & Teicher, Popular Piano Duo of ’60s, Dies at 83 |last=Weber|first=Bruce|date=August 6, 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, Betty, as well as his former wife, Elaine Sutin, a professional violinist with both the [[New York Pops]] and the Sutton Ensemble, and three children, Richard, Susan and David, and four grandchildren. |
Teicher died of heart failure at his summer home in [[Highlands, North Carolina]], aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/arts/music/06teicher.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=Lou Teicher, of Ferrante & Teicher, Popular Piano Duo of ’60s, Dies at 83 |last=Weber|first=Bruce|date=August 6, 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, Betty, as well as his former wife, Elaine Sutin, a professional violinist with both the [[New York Pops]] and the Sutton Ensemble, and three children, Richard, Susan and David, and four grandchildren. |
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Revision as of 09:34, 6 January 2021
Louis Milton Teicher (pronounce as TIE-cher; August 24, 1924 – August 3, 2008) was an American piano player, half of the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher.
"No one was more blessed than I to have Lou Teicher as my best friend since we met at the Juilliard School of Music at the ages of 9 and 6. Although we were two individuals, at the twin pianos our brains worked as one. Lou was certainly one of the world's most gifted pianists. I will miss him dearly and as pianists it's ironic how we both ended up living on keys," his longtime partner Arthur Ferrante, who lived on Longboat Key, Florida, said in a statement at the time of Teicher's death.[1] Ferrante subsequently died on September 19, 2009.
Teicher was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family.[2] He became a resident of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in the 1970s.[3]
Teicher died of heart failure at his summer home in Highlands, North Carolina, aged 83.[4] He was survived by his wife, Betty, as well as his former wife, Elaine Sutin, a professional violinist with both the New York Pops and the Sutton Ensemble, and three children, Richard, Susan and David, and four grandchildren.
References
- ^ http://heraldtribune.com/article/20080805/article/808050380
- ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/wilkes-barre-and-kingston
- ^ McLellan, Dennis of the Los Angeles Times. ""Lou Teicher, half of popular piano team, dies at 83"". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04., The Record (Bergen County), August 7, 2008. Accessed August 7, 2008.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (August 6, 2008). "Lou Teicher, of Ferrante & Teicher, Popular Piano Duo of '60s, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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