Later , a disciple of Friedrich Gulda in Munich , he graduated in London , debuting at the Wigmore Hall in 1978 . For the next years he settled in London and took part in its musical scene while he made headway to the American scene , debuting in Carnegie Hall . He extended his concerts through Austria , Germany and Switzerland and performed regularly in his homeland , where he was awarded the South African Radio prize . Raubenheimer was the first guest soloist who performed with the then newly formed Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra ( South Africa ) from September 1983 . In a busy opening season he played 2 concerts a week for 3 weeks , in the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg , performing the five Beethoven piano concertos , conducted by David Tidboald . His discographical debut ( Decca ) , a Schumann monographic , was arranged for Spring 1984 . Marc 's performance of Schumann repertoire was described by critics as sublime , and one of the best interpretations heard at the time . In 1982 Raubenheimer won the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition . As he traveled to the final recital entailed by the prize he was tragically killed ( on 7 December 1983 ) in a collision of airliners at Madrid , Spain
collision of airliners
Madrid runway disaster
Marc Raubenheimer