Eugene Istomin, one of the first great classical pianists born in America, died Friday. He was 77.Mr. Istomin, who suffered from liver cancer, died in his Washington home.Born in New York City to p… ...

The pianist Eugene Istomin, born in New York in 1925 to a Russian Jewish mother and Russian Orthodox father, is mostly remembered as a stellar chamber musician. Istomin, who died in 2003, anchored ...

T he plans were enough to prostrate the most gallant music manager. Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin—three top-dollar virtuosos—had teamed up to make chamber music together.

Controlled Chaos. Talented Eugene Istomin invested his pelf wisely, played with both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic-Symphony when he was barely 17.

Cellist Pablo Casals, pianist Eugene Istomin and violinist Alexander Schneider play the Scherzo movement from the Piano Trio No. 2 by Beethoven. Later in the hour, we feature a current concert ...

Beethoven: Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”Eugene Istomin, piano; Eugene Ormandy conducting Philadelphia Orchestra; Columbia ML-5318 The majesty of the Philadelphian sound here is almost, if not ...