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French-American pianist (–)

Eugen Indjic (March 11, – February 28, ) was a Yugoslav-born French-American pianist.

Biography

Eugen Indjic was born in Belgrade on March 11, His father was a Serb Yugoslav army general serving under King Peter II of Yugoslavia.

Emigrating to the United States with his Russian mother, an amateur pianist, at the age of four, he there became fascinated by the piano four years later after hearing a recording of Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu and Polonaise in A flat major.

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Moved by a desire to master these pieces, he took systematic piano lessons with Georgian pianist, Liubov Stephani.

Indjic made his first public performance at the age of nine, appearing with the Springfield, Mass. Youth Orchestra in Mozart’s D-minor Piano Concerto.

After two years, Mrs. Stephani introduced her young pupil to Alexander Borovsky, the eminent Russian pianist, pupil of Anna Yesipova and classmate of Serge Prokofiev, who taught him in Boston University