Actor · Music · Musician
Born Jan 5, 1931
Active 1972–2025 · Awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna, Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg, Praemium Imperiale, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Alfred Brendel was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer and lecturer, based in London. He is noted for his performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt.