Jörg Demus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jörg Demus

Austrian pianist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2019

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jörg Demus (2 December 1928 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian classical pianist who appeared internationally and made many recordings.
He was also a composer and a lecturer at music academies.
In composition and playing, he focused on chamber music and lieder.
He played with singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, as a piano duo with Paul Badura-Skoda, and with string players such as Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro.
Demus was instrumental in bringing the historic fortepiano to concert podiums.
He was a member of the Legion of Honour, among many awards.
He is regarded as one of the leading Austrian pianists of the immediate post-World War II era.