Claudio Arrau Leon (February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations of a huge, vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.
Awards and recognitions
- Gold Medal, The Royal Philharmonic Society. 1990
- Doctor, The Juilliard School. 1989
- Honorary Member, The Royal Philharmonic Society. 1988
- National Prize of Art of Chile. 1983
- First Honorary Member, The Robert Schumann Society
- Beethoven Medal of New York
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France
- Hans von Bülow Medal of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1978
- Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz of the Federal Republic of Germany. 1970
- Homage from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Kurt Westphal, on behalf of the orchestra, called him "heir to the throne of Gieseking and Busoni". 1968
- Doctor of Music, University of Chile. 1959
- Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Concepción (Spanish). 1959
- Gold Medal of the City of Concepción
- Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Chile. 1949
- Gold Medal of the Chilean Government. 1944
- Winner of the Grand Prix of the Concours International des Pianistes. The jury was composed by Arthur Rubinstein, Joseph Pembaur, Ernest Schelling, Alfred Cortot and José Vianna da Motta. Cortot exclaimed: "Cela c'est un pianiste. C'est merveilleux". Geneva, 1927
- Honour Prize of the Stern Conservatory (German), becoming Professor. 1925
- Liszt Prize in 1919 (after 45 years without a first place winner), and again in 1920
- Schulhoff Prize. Berlin, 1918
- End of studies at the Stern Conservatory, receiving an "Exceptional Diploma". Berlin, 1917
- Grant of the Stern Conservatory. Berlin, 1916
- First Prize in the Rudolph Ibach Competition (he was the only participating boy). Berlin, 1915
- Gustav Holländer Medal for young artists. Berlin, 1915
- Grant of the Chilean Congress for musical studies in Berlin. 1911
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