Dieter Zechlin (30 October 1926 – 16 March 2012) was a German pianist. He was one of

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's most prominent pianists throughout the 1950-80s. In 1959 he received the Art Prize of the

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and in 1961 the National Prize of the GDR. Zechlin was born in

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. He was married to the composer Ruth Zechlin, and was later married to the pianist, Susanne Grützmann. He died, aged 85, in

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