Dieter Zechlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dieter Zechlin

German pianist

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2012

Profession: pianist, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dieter Zechlin (October 30, 1926 – March 16, 2012) was a German pianist.
He was one of East Germany's most prominent pianists throughout the 1950-80s.
In 1959 he received the Art Prize of the GDR and in 1961 the National Prize of the GDR. Zechlin was born in Goslar.
He was married to the composer Ruth Zechlin, and was later married to the pianist, Susanne Grützmann.
He died, aged 85, in Potsdam.