Background
Kipnis, Igor was born on September 27, 1930 in Berlin. Son of Alexander and Mildred (Levy) Kipnis.
critic fortepianist harpsichordist pianist
Kipnis, Igor was born on September 27, 1930 in Berlin. Son of Alexander and Mildred (Levy) Kipnis.
Student, Westport (Connecticut) School Music, 1941-1948; AB, Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Illinois Wesleyan University, 1993.
Record and book salesman, Doubledays, New York City, 1954;
record library assistant, Station WMCA, New York City, 1954-1955;
art and editorial director, Westminster Records, New York, 1955-1959;
director recorded music, International Good Music, New York, 1959-1961. Teacher baroque performance practice Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, Massachusetts, summers 1964-1967, chairman baroque department, 1965-1967. Associate professor fine arts Fairfield (Connecticut) U., 1971-1975, artist-in-residence, 1975-1977.
Faculty Festival Music Society Early Music Institute, Indianapolis, summers 1974-1984. Visiting tutor Royal Northern College Music, Manchester, England, since 1982. Vice-president and co-artistic director Connecticut Early Music Festival, 1983-1995.
Member corporation of Boston Early Music Festival, 1989-1992. Artists and repertoire director Epiphany Recordings, 1994-1996. Vice president Friends of Music of Fairfield County, 1994-1995, president, artistic director, since 1995.
Music panelist National Education Association, 1983, 91. Advisory board American Police Hall of Fame. Melon visiting fellow Humanities, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1993.
Member of faculty Mannes College Music Ext. Division, since 1998, U. Connecticut, Stamford, since 1998.
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Honorary member Marian Anderson Celebration Committee, 1988, Committee for Restoration of Charles Ives' Birthplace, 1988, Committee for Yale School Music Centennial, 1989. Vice chairman harpsichord jury Prague Spring 46th International Music Competition, 1994. Member honorary benefit committee InterSch.
Orchestras, New York. Member honorary committee Norwalk Youth Symphony 40th Anniversay Benefit, 1997, Miami Bach Society, Intersch. Orchs. of New York, since 1996.
Trustee Silvermine Guild Arts Center, since 1998. With Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Dolmetsch Foundation, Galpin Society, American Federation Musicians, Performers of Connecticut (honorary), American Museum Instrument Society, Grainger Society, American Bach Society, Stokowski Society (England), Riemenschneider Bach Institute (honorary), Barbirolli Society, Furtwängler Society, Mozart Society of California (advisor), Reznicek Society (advisory board), American Schubert Institute, Sight Savers International(advisory board 1988), Southeastern History Keyboard Society (honorary advisory board), Midwest History Keyboard Society, Music of the Baroque (Chicago, advisory board), Festival Music Society Indianapolis (advisory board), Bohemians Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa (honorary Harvard 1977).Honorary Committee Norwalk Youth Symphony 40th anniversary benefit, 1996.
Married Judith Robison, January 6, 1953 (divorced). 1 child, Jeremy Robison.