What is Richard Freed?
{{Infobox person | name = Richard Freed | image = | birth_name = Richard Donald Freed | birth_date = December 27, 1928 | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|01|01|1928|12|27}} | death_place = [[Rockville, Maryland]], U.S. | occupation = Music critic, editor, broadcaster | awards = ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award (1984)<br /> [[Grammy Awards]] (1995) | notable_works = }} '''Richard Freed''' (December 27, 1928 – January 1, 2022) was an American music critic, program annotator and administrator. He was known for the concert program notes he wrote for many orchestras and ensembles in the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Chicago]]. He won a [[Grammy Award]] in 1995. Freed died on January 1, 2022 in [[Rockville, Maryland]] from a [[heart attack]], five days after his 93rd birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=John W. |title=Richard Freed, Noted Music Journalist And Annotator, Dies At 93 |url=https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2022/01/04/richard-freed-noted-music-journalist-and-annotator-dies-at-93/ |website= Classical Voice North America |access-date=January 6, 2022 |date=January 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/01/05/richard-freed-classical-music-dead/ Richard Freed, classical music critic, dies at 93]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freed, Richard}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American music critics]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:Journalists from Chicago]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Writers from Tulsa, Oklahoma]] {{US-bio-stub}}