Dmitry Paperno

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Paperno.

Dmitry Oleksandrovych Paperno^[a] (18 February 1929 – 12 October 2020) was a Soviet and American concert pianist.

Dmitry Paperno Дмитро Паперно
Born	(1929-02-18)18 February 1929 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 91) Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Classical
Occupations	Pianist Teacher
Instrument	Piano

Paperno was born in Kyiv. In 1955, Paperno won 6th Prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition, and then recorded and performed widely throughout the Soviet Union. He attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Alexander Goldenweiser.^[1] Paperno recorded for Melodiya and prior to recording with Cedille Records.^[2] Paperno became a tenured professor at DePaul University after moving to the United States in 1976.^[1] He is the author of the book Notes of a Moscow Pianist. He died in 2020 in Northbrook, Illinois.

Notes

1. • Ukrainian: Дмитро Олександрович Паперно, romanized: Dmytro Oleksandrovych Paperno
   • Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Паперно, romanized: Dmitry Aleksandrovich Paperno