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212:, England. He made his concert début at the age of six accompanying his father, Maurice Taylor, a well-known cellist. His debut with a professional orchestra was at the age of 12 with a rendition of Mozart's D minor concerto, K.466. In 1923, he won an open scholarship to the
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in 1947. They were married for nearly 50 years until his death in 1999. Kendall Taylor had a daughter and a step-daughter, both of whom studied at the RCM. His two grandchildren are both professional musicians.
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Kendall Taylor An annotated edition of the complete
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, 4 vols, publ Allans Australia 1987
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