Musician. Along with Lou Teicher, they collaborated to form the popular piano playing duo Ferrante and Teicher. Born in New York City, he met and became friends with Lou Teicher while attending the Juilliard School as a child where he studied under the renowned piano instructor Carl Friedberg (1872-1955). Upon graduation, Ferrante returned to Juilliard where he taught piano while performing with Teicher at local nightclubs making their first recording in 1952. Their innovative playing style which included the usage of such objects as glass, cardboard and metal chains causing unique sounds helped them find their way to guest appearances on such popular American television programs as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Dinah Shore Show" and "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." During the 1960s, they enjoyed a string of top ten hits based on motion picture themes that reached the pop charts including the Don Costa (1925-1983) collaboration "Theme From the Apartment" (1960), "Exodus" (1960), "Tonight" (from the West Side Story, 1961) and "Midnight Cowboy" (1969). Among their other notable recordings are the themes from the pictures "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Cleopatra" (1963). During the early 1980's, the formed their own record label Avant-Garde. The pair continued to perform, tour and sell millions of records worldwide until their retirement during the late-1980's. Ferrante died from natural causes.
Musician. Along with Lou Teicher, they collaborated to form the popular piano playing duo Ferrante and Teicher. Born in New York City, he met and became friends with Lou Teicher while attending the Juilliard School as a child where he studied under the renowned piano instructor Carl Friedberg (1872-1955). Upon graduation, Ferrante returned to Juilliard where he taught piano while performing with Teicher at local nightclubs making their first recording in 1952. Their innovative playing style which included the usage of such objects as glass, cardboard and metal chains causing unique sounds helped them find their way to guest appearances on such popular American television programs as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Dinah Shore Show" and "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." During the 1960s, they enjoyed a string of top ten hits based on motion picture themes that reached the pop charts including the Don Costa (1925-1983) collaboration "Theme From the Apartment" (1960), "Exodus" (1960), "Tonight" (from the West Side Story, 1961) and "Midnight Cowboy" (1969). Among their other notable recordings are the themes from the pictures "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Cleopatra" (1963). During the early 1980's, the formed their own record label Avant-Garde. The pair continued to perform, tour and sell millions of records worldwide until their retirement during the late-1980's. Ferrante died from natural causes.
Bio by: C.S.
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