Abbey Henry Simon (1920 – 2019): American Concert Pianist and Teacher

• Taught by Josef Hofmann at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
• 1940 won the Naumberg International Piano Competition.
• Performed in Carnegie Hall and toured throughout Europe and South America.
• Has been called a 'a pianist's pianist,' and super-virtuoso.
• Additional awards: Federation of Music Clubs, National Orchestral Association, Ford Foundation, Harriet Cohen Medal, and Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.
• Jurist: Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Geneva International Music Competition, Leeds International Piano Competition, Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, Sydney International Piano Competition, and South Africa International Piano Competition.
• Taught at Juilliard, Indiana University, and University of Houston; he holds a Cullen Distinguished Professorship at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music.
• 1984 Founded the International Piano Festival at the University of Houston.
• He is a featured Yamaha Artist.