Bert Shefter

Born in Poltava within the former Russian Empire, he pursued musical studies at the Carnegie Institute, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and the Damrosch Institute in New York City before launching a career as a duo-pianist with Morton Gould, a partnership that toured theaters and radio stations throughout the early 1930s. Expanding into conducting, he appeared as a solo pianist and… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources