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Martin Canin
Martin Canin (1930–May 9, 2019) was an American pianist who was on the faculty of the Juilliard School from 1976 to 2016. He was born in New York City and is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he studied under the eminent pedagogue Rosina Lhévinne. From 1959 to 1976 he was her assistant at Juilliard and also taught during that period at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 1965 he joined the faculty of Stony Brook University as Artist-in-Residence and retired from that position in 1993
and orchestral conduction by Lehman Engel. The director at the time, Grace Spofford, initially suggested the idea of a play-opera for school performers, and was largely responsible for bringing the production together. Alumni of the music school include violinists Berl Senofsky, Stuart Canin, Isidor Lateiner, and Helen Kwalwasser (who later became a faculty member); pianists Martin Canin and Jacob Lateiner; and singer Billie Lynn Daniel. Faculty have included violinist Ivan Galamian, pianist Isabelle Vengerova, bassoonist Stephen Maxym, conductor Arnold Gamson, and