Herbert Kupferberg


Herbert Kupferberg was an American music critic and senior editor of Parade Magazine.

Career

Kupferberg earned master's degree in English and journalism from Columbia University. For more than twenty years, he was an editor and critic for the New York Herald Tribune. After its demise in 1966, he joined Parade. He also wrote reviews for The Atlantic and the National Observer.

Writing

He published several books, including Those Fabulous Philadelphians: The Life and Times of a Great Orchestra and Amadeus: A Mozart Mosaic. Other books include:
On February 22, 2001, Kupferberg died aged 83 in New York City. He was survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Seth and Joel; a daughter, Natalie; and four grandchildren.