Constantin "Dinu" Lipatti (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdinu liˈpati] ⓘ; 1 April [O.S. 19 March] 1917 – 2 December 1950) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was cut short by his death from effects related to Hodgkin's disease at age 33. He was elected posthumously to the Romanian Academy.
Dinu Lipatti is a unique figure in the pantheon of pianists. His international fame is due almost exclusively to the widespread distribution of recorded output that was in the words of his producer Walter Legge, “small in output but of the purest gold.”
Dinu Lipatti was born in Bucharest on March 19, 1917, in unsettled times of war and in a country under German occupation. Bringer of peace and hope, the infant grows up surrounded by affectionate love while the family’s long-standing artistic ambiance enables him to develop, quite early on, his own exceptional musical talent.
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“Between 1935 and 1950, Dinu Lipatti brightened the world of music. Admirable performer, composer of high perspectives, man of angelic purity, he seemed destined to dominate the art of our times. His life on this earth was short-lived.
Dinu Lipatti was born March 19, 1917 in Bucharest. He began studying piano with his mother at the age of four, and later became a pupil of Mihail Jora and Florica Musicescu of the Bucharest Conservatory. When he was 16, Lipatti entered the 1933 Vienna International Music Competition and tied for second place.