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Wilhelm Kempff

German pianist and composer (1895–1991)
Person human Q159946
Wilhelm Kempff
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 25, 1895
Date of death
May 23, 1991
Place of birth
Jüterbog
Place of death
Positano
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
composer, pianist, musicologist, university teacher, autobiographer, musician, organist[13][14]
Educated at
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg[15]
Award received
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[18][19]
Spouse
Helene Kempff[10]
Child
Diana Kempff[11]
Official website
www.wilhelm-kempff.de[25]
Student of
Robert Kahn, Karl Heinrich Barth[27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[34]
Archives at
Württembergische Landesbibliothek[22]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, NDB-online[31][32][33]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Kempff[23]
Given name
Wilhelm[24]
Instrument
piano, organ[29][30]
Medical condition
Parkinson's disease[26]
Member of
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts[20]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Kempff[35]
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P14536
412327
P14750
4325-58C2-54A9-0A7F-30FD
Student
Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Bergljot Havnevik[16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 116
ISNI
0000000109358672
VIAF cluster ID
111633974
Library of Congress authority ID
n81090033
GND ID
118561316
ADK member ID
52893
Album of the Year artist ID
56801
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000035876
Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Apple Music artist ID
4332757
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BMLO ID
k0259
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0015E9374
Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118561316
Dezède person ID
17191
Discogs artist ID
157707
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
140287
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
kempff-wilhelm
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
wilhelm-kempff
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
77366
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118561316
FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
115814, 115813
Geni.com profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0035526
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Wilhelm_Kempff
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2060197
Grove Music Online ID
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Harper's tag
wilhelm-kempff
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31183
Hyperion Records person ID
C1554
IMDb ID
nm1567693
IMSLP ID
Category:Kempff,_Wilhelm
IdRef ID
070483949
Isidore scholar ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Lex ID
Wilhelm_Kempff
Libraries Australia ID
35973198
Libris-URI
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LiederNet composer ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03444/eu_k_1312/k1312
MMB ID
35975
Munzinger person ID
00000002003
Museum-digital ID
69089
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000238027
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05250027
NDL Authority ID
00445443
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
a0000002283894
NSK (VIAF) ID
000163634
NSK ID
981005778497409366
NUKAT ID
n2004043066
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002079049
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007601364205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201105921
National Library of Latvia ID
000111594
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810630215705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX854559
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069488193
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3921686
Open Library ID
OL133158A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100033287
PM20 folder ID
pe/009384
Prabook ID
534658
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003449071
RISM ID
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Radio France person ID
wilhelm-kempff
Rate Your Music artist ID
wilhelm_kempff
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Shazam artist ID
4332757
Spotify artist ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
4946
Tidal artist ID
3886984
Treccani ID
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Universal Music France artist ID
20000129453
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1026015
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11518315
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/282703
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrgJm4m6ry449QcRHVQv3
Yale LUX ID
person/08c46094-e8f0-44ce-ae1a-246da2b1b69c

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🔗 Connections
Mb:teacher 10
İdil Biret, Kun-Woo Paik, Liv Glaser, David Lively, Ventsislav Yankov, Éric Heidsieck, Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Peter Schmalfuss +2 more
Occupation 5
composer, pianist, university teacher, musicologist, autobiographer
Award received 2
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Instrument 2
piano, organ
Student of 2
Karl Heinrich Barth, Robert Kahn
Archives at 1
Württembergische Landesbibliothek
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Medical condition 1
Parkinson's disease
Member of 1
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Place of birth 1
Jüterbog
Place of death 1
Positano
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
İdil Biret
← Mb:teacher 1
Karl Heinrich Barth
← SNARC ID 1
Rudi Dutschke
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Summary

Wilhelm Kempff was born on November 25, 1895[1], in Jüterbog[2]. He died on May 23, 1991[3], in Positano[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], and autobiographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Kempff born?

Wilhelm Kempff was born in Jüterbog[2].

Where did Wilhelm Kempff die?

Wilhelm Kempff passed away in Positano[4].

Who was Wilhelm Kempff married to?

Wilhelm Kempff's spouses include Helene Kempff[10].

What did Wilhelm Kempff do for work?

Wilhelm Kempff worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], and autobiographer[9].

Where did Wilhelm Kempff go to school?

Wilhelm Kempff was educated at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[15].

What awards did Wilhelm Kempff receive?

Honors received include Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[18] and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[19].

Related Entities

Germany İdil Biret Positano Rudi Dutschke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Helene Kempff
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  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 10d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → wilhelm-kempff
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  12. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0325089-Kempff-Wilhelm-18951991
    Occupation → composer, pianist, musicologist +4
    Encyclopaedia Beliana ID → kempff-wilhelm
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  13. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Student → Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Bergljot Havnevik
    Member of → Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
    Given name → Wilhelm
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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