Seymour Bernstein, the American pianist, composer and teacher whose career combined international performance with influential pedagogy, has died at the age of 99. Bernstein died on April 30, 2026, in Damariscotta, Maine. His passing was confirmed to The New York Times by a friend of his, Bill Finizio. Reports of his death drew attention across the classical music world, where colleagues and students recognized his decades-long impact as both a …
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