Richard Freed
music critic, editor, and broadcaster
Richard Freed (December 27, 1928 – January 1, 2022) was an American music critic, program annotator and administrator. He was known for the concert program notes he wrote for many orchestras and ensembles in the United States. He was born in Chicago. He won a Grammy Award in 1995.
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Born | Richard Donald Freed December 27, 1928 |
Died | January 1, 2022 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Music critic, editor, broadcaster |
Awards | ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award (1984) Grammy Awards (1995) |
Freed died on January 1, 2022 in Rockville, Maryland from a heart attack, five days after his 93rd birthday.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ Lambert, John W. (January 4, 2022). "Richard Freed, Noted Music Journalist And Annotator, Dies At 93". Classical Voice North America. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ↑ Richard Freed, classical music critic, dies at 93