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Photo: 📷 Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA
Biography of Oscar Peterson
15. Aug 1925 – 23. Dec 2007(82 years)Died in:Mississauga, Ontario
Canadian jazz pianist
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Erindale
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Oscar Peterson (* 15. August 1925 in Montreal; † 23. December 2007 in Mississauga) was a canadian jazz pianist. He was 82 years old. His education included The Royal Conservatory of Music and High School of Montreal. He received 10 awards, including Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Governor General's Performing Arts Award. His cause of death was kidney failure. He was buried at Erindale.
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6 Events1925
Born in Montreal, Quebec
1991
Knight of the National Order of Quebec
1993
Glenn Gould Prize
1997
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1999
Praemium Imperiale
2007