Samuel Sanders (June 27, 1937July 9, 1999) was an American classical collaborative pianist and pedagogue. He was born with a congenital heart condition that required him to undergo surgery at the age of nine. His first piano teacher was Hedwig Kanner-Rosenthal. He studied at

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and later received a master's degree at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most ...

, where he studied solo piano with

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and

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. While at Juilliard, he also studied accompanying with

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. As a collaborative pianist, he worked with many important classical musicians including

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, and Robert White. With Perlman, he won two

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in 1981 for "The Spanish Album" and "Music for Two Violins." With Chilean cellist Andrés Díaz, Sanders formed the Díaz-Sanders Duo. Sanders was the founder and artistic director of the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He received honorary doctorates from

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and the St. Louis Conservatory of Music. He taught at the

and the

Peabody Institute The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University is a private conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1857 and opened in 1866 by merchant/financier and philanthropist George Peabody (1795–186 ...

, creating accompanying programs at both schools. Samuel Sanders died from liver failure at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 1999. He was 62 and lived in Manhattan.Kozinn, "Samuel Sanders Is Dead at 62." New York Times.

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Concert Grande - Interview with Samuel Sanders, July 15, 1985
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