Joseph Villa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Villa
American musician
Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1948
Place of Birth: Garfield, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 13-Apr-1995
Profession: pianist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Joseph Villa
- Joseph Emil Villa (August 9, 1948 – April 13, 1995) was an American pianist. He was born in Garfield, New Jersey.
- He studied at the Juilliard School under Sascha Gorodnitzki and made his recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1972.
- Many of his public appearances were as an accompanist for artists like soprano Jessye Norman and violinist Eugene Fodor, and his high reputation rests on a small number of recordings, one of which was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque in 1978.
- Joseph specialized in the Romantic repertory. Villa died on April 13, 1995, aged 46, at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in Greenwich Village.
- The cause was AIDS, said Steven Gray, his companion.
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