On a whim, he entered the Peter Nero Piano Competition. "I ended up winning this competition, which allowed me to play with the Philly Pops," Burton says. "It was pretty amazing.

Born Bernard Nierow in 1934, Nero was raised in Brooklyn. He started taking piano lessons at age 7 and, by age 11, he was said to have been able to play Haydn's Piano Concerto in D Major from memory.

Pianist Peter Nero, a two-time Grammy Award winner and longtime conductor of the Philly Pops, died Thursday. He was 89. Beverly Nero said her father died of natural causes at Home Care Assisted ...

Living legend Peter Nero is that rare musician equally at home with classical music, jazz, the American Songbook, the Broadway musical, movie themes and popular songs. Moreover, he is a masterful ...

Born Bernard Nierow in 1934, Nero was raised in Brooklyn. He started taking piano lessons at age 7 and, by age 11, he was said to have been able to play Haydn's Piano Concerto in D Major from memory.

But when he signed a recording contract in 1960, it was as Peter Nero. He had a hit with his first RCA album, "Piano Forte" (1961), which showcased his stylistic range.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist who interpreted pop songs through classical and jazz forms and served as the Philly Pops' conductor for more than three decades, has ...

Pianist Peter Nero, a two-time Grammy Award winner and longtime conductor of the Philly Pops, died Thursday. He was 89. Beverly Nero said her father died of natural causes at Home Care Assisted ...

Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist who interpreted pop songs through classical and jazz forms and served as the Philly Pops’ conductor for more than three decades, has died. Nero was 89.