Interview with Igor Kipnis

Since his debut in 1959, harpsichordist and fortepianist Igor Kipnis has performed in recital and as soloist with orchestras throughout the world, including North and South America, Western Europe, East Germany, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Israel, the Far East, and Australia. He is a prolific recording artist with 81 albums to his credit, of which 55 are solo. Among the honors he has received are 6 'Grammy' Nominations, 3 'Record of the Year' Awards from Stereo Review , the 1969 Deutsche Schallplatten Prize, and the 1988 Gold Star award from the Italian periodical, Musica . Keyboard , in that magazine's annual readers' poll, named him 'Best Harpsichordist' in 1978, 1979, and 1980 and 'Best Classical Keyboardist' in 1982 and 1986. In 1993 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Illinois Wesleyan…