Harry Datyner was a Swiss classical

Classical music

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 pianist

Pianist

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 who taught for many years at the Geneva Conservatory.

A student of both Marguerite Long

Marguerite Long

Marguerite Long was a French pianist and teacher.Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine François Marmontel...

 and Edwin Fischer

Edwin Fischer

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, he won the First Prize by unanimity at the Geneva International Music Competition

Geneva International Music Competition

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 in 1944, at the age of 21, after which he performed extensively under conductors such as Ernest Ansermet

Ernest Ansermet

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, Georges Prêtre

Georges Prêtre

- Biography :He was born in Waziers , and attended the Douai Conservatory and then studied harmony under Maurice Duruflé and conducting under André Cluytens among others at the Conservatoire de Paris. Amongst his early musical interests were jazz and trumpet. After graduating, he conducted in a...

, Charles Dutoit

Charles Dutoit

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, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wolfgang Sawallisch

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, Eleazar de Carvalho

Eleazar de Carvalho

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, Pierre Dervaux

Pierre Dervaux

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, Charles Groves

Charles Groves

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, Lovro von Matačić

Lovro von Matacic

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, and with orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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, London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

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 and National Orchestra of Belgium

National Orchestra of Belgium

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He also studied with Émile-Robert Blanchet

Emile-Robert Blanchet

Emile Robert Blanchet was a Swiss pianist and composer....

. In 1992, at the age of 69, he died in a car accident.