Ruth Laredo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ruth Laredo

US-American classical pianist

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-2005

Profession: pianist, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ruth Laredo (November 20, 1937 – May 25, 2005) was an American classical pianist. She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and, in the last sixteen and a half years before her death, for her series in the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Concerts with Commentary”.
She was often referred to as “America's First Lady of the Piano”.