Geoffrey Parsons
Born: 15th June 1929, Sydney, Australia
Died: 26th January 1995, London, England
Nationality: Australian
Geoffrey Penwill Parsons AO OBE was an Australian pianist, most particularly notable as an accompanist to singers and instrumentalists. After the retirement of Gerald Moore, he was generally considered the world's finest and most sympathetic accompanist of lieder singers, "elevating the role of the accompanist to new heights with his musicality, authority and quiet strength of playing".
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Grammy Awards, 22nd Awards (1979), Best Choral Performance
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