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Byron Janis

Byron Janis, American pianist and composer (died 2024)

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Born
March 24, 1928
Died
March 14, 2024
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1928

About Byron Janis

Byron Janis was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and included major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev. After attending one of Janis' concerts in Pittsburgh in 1944, at which he played Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2, Vladimir Horowitz offered to take the fifteen-year-old on as his first pupil. In 1985, he talked about his difficulties in public for the first time and became the First Ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation. Likewise, in 2023 Mercury Records reissued all of Janis' recordings (issued and never-before-released) for that label in a 9-CD set, Byron Janis - The Mercury Masters.

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Byron Janis timeline

  1. After attending one of Janis' concerts in Pittsburgh in 1944, at which he played Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2, Vladimir Horowitz offered to take the fifteen-year-old on as his first pupil.
  2. In 1985, he talked about his difficulties in public for the first time and became the First Ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation.
  3. Likewise, in 2023 Mercury Records reissued all of Janis' recordings (issued and never-before-released) for that label in a 9-CD set, Byron Janis - The Mercury Masters.

The world when Byron Janis was born

Byron Janis was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Byron Janis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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