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He was born in [[Garfield, New Jersey]]. He studied at the [[Juilliard School]] under [[Sascha Gorodnitzki]] and made his debut at [[Alice Tully Hall]] in 1972. Most of his public appearances were not as a soloist, and his high reputation rests on a small number of recordings.
He was born in [[Garfield, New Jersey]]. He studied at the [[Juilliard School]] under [[Sascha Gorodnitzki]] and made his debut at [[Alice Tully Hall]] in 1972. Most of his public appearances were not as a soloist, and his high reputation rests on a small number of recordings.


Villa died of [[AIDS]] on April 13, 1995, aged 46, at [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center]] in [[Greenwich Village]] after living with a a dancer guy.<ref name="NYTObit">Staff. [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/15/obituaries/joseph-villa-pianist-46.html "Joseph Villa, Pianist, 46"], '[[The New York Times]]'', April 15, 1995. Accessed June 30, 2011. "Mr. Villa was born in Garfield, N.J., on Aug. 9, 1948, and studied at the Juilliard School with Sascha Gorodnitzki."''</ref>
Villa died on April 13, 1995, aged 46, at [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center]] in [[Greenwich Village]]. The cause was [[AIDS]], said Steven Gray, his companion.<ref name="NYTObit">Staff. [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/15/obituaries/joseph-villa-pianist-46.html "Joseph Villa, Pianist, 46"], '[[The New York Times]]'', April 15, 1995. Accessed June 30, 2011. "Mr. Villa was born in Garfield, N.J., on Aug. 9, 1948, and studied at the Juilliard School with Sascha Gorodnitzki."''</ref>


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Revision as of 23:26, 21 September 2013

Joseph Emil Villa (August 9, 1948 — April 13, 1995) was an American pianist.

He was born in Garfield, New Jersey. He studied at the Juilliard School under Sascha Gorodnitzki and made his debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1972. Most of his public appearances were not as a soloist, and his high reputation rests on a small number of recordings.

Villa died on April 13, 1995, aged 46, at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in Greenwich Village. The cause was AIDS, said Steven Gray, his companion.[1]

References

  1. ^ Staff. "Joseph Villa, Pianist, 46", 'The New York Times, April 15, 1995. Accessed June 30, 2011. "Mr. Villa was born in Garfield, N.J., on Aug. 9, 1948, and studied at the Juilliard School with Sascha Gorodnitzki."

Bibliography

  • "Joseph Villa, Pianist, 46." Obituary in The New York Times. 15 April 1995.
  • Jim Beckerman. "Joseph Villa, Concert Pianist." Obituary in The Record (Bergen County, NJ). 15 April 1995.

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