Person

Karl Engel

Karl (Rudolf) Engel (Birsfelden, 1 June 1923 - Chernex, 2 September 2006) was a Swiss pianist.

In 1952 Engel was awarded the second prize at the Queen Elisabeth competition. Throughout his concert career, he cultivated the art song repertory and worked extensively on works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann. He also held a professorship at Musikhochschule Hannover…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Switzerland
Born
June 1st, 1923
Died
September 2nd, 2006
Genres
Labels
TELDEC
EMI Classics
Deutsche Grammophon
Warner Classics
Philips Classics
Last updated: February 22nd, 2019