Known as the Chopin of Mexico, he gave his first concerts at age 4.
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Some Friends and Acquaintances of Orlando Otey |
| The Poética for Soprana and Orchestra is dedicated to her | |
| Toshiya Eto |
Violinist from Curtis who performed with
Otey in New York City ("Mr. Otey" and "Mr. "Eto") |
| Jorge Bolet | Concert pianist (Curtis) |
| Theodore Letvin | Concert pianist (Curtis) |
| Jacob Lateiner | Concert pianist (Curtis) |
| Eleanor Lipkin | Concert pianist, teacher (Curtis) |
| Seymour Lipkin | Concert pianist, teacher (Curtis) |
| Paul Badura-Skoda | Concert pianist (Chopin Centenial Festival, Warsaw, Poland 1949). Dedicated "Arabesque" to him. |
| Isidor Latiner | Concert violinist (Curtis) |
| Michael Tree | Concert violinist (Curtis), Guarnieri Quartet |
| Josef Rezets | Concert pianist (Curtis) |
| David Brown | Pianist-Composer
(Curtis), Wilmington Music School and University of Delaware |
| George Rochberg | Composer, teacher at Haverford College, |
| Paul Creston | Composer, teacher, member of NAACC |
| Vincent Persichetti | Composer, teacher, member of NAACC |
| Louis Vyner | Conductor, performed "Sinfonia Breve", Suite for Strings (aired on WNYC 1959), as well as "Tzintzuntzán" for strings in Philadelphia and Lancaster |
| Billy Taylor | Jazz pianist, participated in Jazz Summer Festival at the Wilmington Music School in 1969 |
| Bernard Peiffer | Jazz Pianist, taught at the Wilmington Music School |
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Some Students of Orlando Otey |
Yolanda Delgado |
A piano and theory student at the University of Mexico. She is now the official accompanist at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City |
| Wilson Somers | The composer of the "Mass for the Homeless", which premiered in Wilmington DE in 1991 and in New York City in 1993, Mr. Somers |
| Paul Mahr | Now conductor of the "13 Concerto Soloists" in Ottawa, Canada. Performed "Suite for Strings" in April, 1993 which was aired on Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) |
| Thomas Dewey | Piano Accompanist of Margaret Price in London, England |
| Robert Jurhden | Plays Jazz in Las Vegas, NV and Hollywood, CA |
| Ken Stier | Jazz pianist |
| Steve W. Bennett | Jazz pianist |
| Jeff Erwin | Jazz pianist and electronic organ player |
| Dolores Pesce | Received her doctorate in Music Education from Catholic university |
| Eric Parks | Composer of Ballads, sculptor and inventor |
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