bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn hiː lˈɪvd ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk wˌɛɹ hiː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ɐdvˈænst piˈænoʊ stˈʌdiz wɪð kˈɑːɹloʊz bˈuːlɚ.
Between August 1947 and September 1949 he lived in New York where he undertook advanced piano studies with Carlos Buhler.