Malcolm Frager: American Pianist

Malcolm Frager, as a pianist, won the 1959 Leventritt Award and the 1960 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium competitions. Frager performed internationally for 30 years, highlighted by his celebrated duo-piano partnership with Soviet pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. He earned the Golden Mozart Pin from the Salzurg’s Mozarteum for recovering nearly 1,000 manuscripts of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Bach, and many others, hidden since World War II. Malcolm touched young and old alike with his devotion to preserving the classical music of the ages. Malcolm was much admired as a pianist for the honesty and imagination of his playing, and for his warmth, wit, and generosity. Executive Producer Dr. Robert J. Chabora had a passion about the life and music of Malcolm Frager. A respected writer and biographer, Dr. Chabora’s book, Search and Celebration: The Life and Art of Malcolm Frager is currently being completed posthumously in conjunction with the documentary, Malcolm Frager: American Pianist.