Person Open DS/UK/1211 Babin; Victor (13 December 1908-1 March 1972); Russian pianist Babin Victor 13 December 1908-1 March 1972 Russian pianist Male (cisgender) Viktor Genrikhovich Babin DS/UK/1212 Moscow, Russia (born)

Cleveland, Ohio, United States (died)

Russian Musician; Piano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Vitya Vronsky (pianist) Heterosexual Victor Babin was a painist. He met Vitya Vronsky in Berlin in 1933 while they were both studying with Artur Schnabel. They got married and formed the duo piano team of Vronsky & Babin, embarking on a career as duo pianists that took them all over the world. The duo piano team of Vronsky & Babin was once described by Newsweek magazine as "the most brilliant two-piano team of our generation". They were introduced to American audiences through their recordings of the piano music of Sergei Rachmaninov, who became their friend and mentor. Despite a break from performance during World War II during which Babin served in the Armed Forces and Vronsky worked with war casualties in Washington, D.C. hospitals, the duo still managed to perform over 1,200 concerts in North America alone. In 1961, Babin became Director of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where both he and Vronsky served on the Institute's faculty. https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Babin-Victor.htm (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/22/2012 RAHAKirkbride 11/21/2022 5579171b-dbfa-4615-9cca-38b7bb332d26