Dame Myra Hess: Concert Pianist 1890-1965 A tribute to British pianist; includes a brief biography outlining her career in Europe and America Category Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano pianists H To many, hess was a living symbol of Britain's Harold C. Schonberg gave the greatpianist this epitaph in the New York Times dame myra was one of the http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/hess/
Extractions: Amidst the extraordinary circumstances of wartime Britain, there arose a musical heroine, the pianist Myra Hess, whose leadership in bringing music to her countrymen from London's National Gallery was ofttimes an act of considerable bravery. In defiance of the Nazi raids, Myra Hess, along with hundreds of other musicians, performed Classical music concerts as bombs fell on the city. Ironically, the music most often featured at these concerts was that of German composers, which sent a strong message to the enemies of democracy that Britain could admire the culture of the German people while abhoring the political realities of the Nazi Reich. In these remarkable times, Myra Hess became a symbol of British resolve to withstand the attacks, and she earned a special place in the hearts of the people and in the history music. Born in 1890 in prosperous Hampstead, now North West London, Myra Hess was the youngest of four children. She commenced playing the piano at the age of five and in due course passed the junior examinations at Trinity College of Music. By the age of seven she was a student at the Guildhall School of Music where she was influenced by Julian Pascal and Dr. Lando Morgan. Upon gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, she became a student of Tobias Matthay, one of the greatest piano teachers of all time, and it was his deep insights into both the psychological and technical aspects of playing that were responsible for her early maturity as a concert pianist. Matthay's unfailing advice to pupils before concerts was "
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Extractions: Amidst the extraordinary circumstances of wartime Britain, there arose a musical heroine, the pianist Myra Hess, whose leadership in bringing music to her countrymen from London's National Gallery was ofttimes an act of considerable bravery. In defiance of the Nazi raids, Myra Hess, along with hundreds of other musicians, performed Classical music concerts as bombs fell on the city. Ironically, the music most often featured at these concerts was that of German composers, which sent a strong message to the enemies of democracy that Britain could admire the culture of the German people while abhoring the political realities of the Nazi Reich. In these remarkable times, Myra Hess became a symbol of British resolve to withstand the attacks, and she earned a special place in the hearts of the people and in the history music. Born in 1890 in prosperous Hampstead, now North West London, Myra Hess was the youngest of four children. She commenced playing the piano at the age of five and in due course passed the junior examinations at Trinity College of Music. By the age of seven she was a student at the Guildhall School of Music where she was influenced by Julian Pascal and Dr. Lando Morgan. Upon gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, she became a student of Tobias Matthay, one of the greatest piano teachers of all time, and it was his deep insights into both the psychological and technical aspects of playing that were responsible for her early maturity as a concert pianist. Matthay's unfailing advice to pupils before concerts was "
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Extractions: Hess, Dame Myra Hess, Dame Myra, , English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United States in 1922. Her playing was acclaimed for both virtuosity and poetic sensitivity. In 1939, and during World War II, Hess organized a series of lunch-time concerts in the National Gallery, London. In 1941 she was made Dame of the British Empire.
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Extractions: Hess, Dame Myra Hess, Dame Myra, , English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United States in 1922. Her playing was acclaimed for both virtuosity and poetic sensitivity. In 1939, and during World War II, Hess organized a series of lunch-time concerts in the National Gallery, London. In 1941 she was made Dame of the British Empire.
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Extractions: Hess, Dame Myra 1890-1965, English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United States in 1922. Her playing was acclaimed for both virtuosity and poetic sensitivity. In 1939, and during World War II, Hess organized a series of lunch-time concerts in the National Gallery, London. In 1941 she was made Dame of the British Empire.
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Xrefer - Content Not Available hess, dame, myra (London, 1890 London, 1965). Eng. pianist. Studiedat GSMD and, from 1902, at RAM with Tobias Matthay. Début http://w1.xrefer.com/entry/240760
Other Archival Holdings - Dame Myra Hess Special Collections. hess, myra, dame, 18901965. Scrapbooks. 1922 - 1952. 0.19m of textual records. - 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. English concert pianist. http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/hessm.htm
Hess WJ Henderson wrote She is a great pianist without limitation the singular aptnessof her purpose myra hess went on years later she became a dame Commander of http://www.murraymclachlan.com/hess.html
Extractions: MYRA HESS (1890 - 1965) Born in Hampstead, Myra Hess was the youngest of four children. She commenced playing the piano at the age of five and in due course passed the junior examinations of the Trinity College of Music. By the age of seven she was a student at the Guildhall School of Music where she was influenced by Julian Pascal and Dr Lando Morgan.On gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music she became a student of Tobias Matthay, one of the greatest piano teachers of her time and it was his deep insight into both the psychological and technical aspects of playing that was responsible for her early maturity as a concert pianist. Myra Hess made her debut with a recital at the Aeolian Hall when she was seventeen and this resulted in an engagement to play the Beethoven G Major Concerto with Sir Thomas Beecham. The outstanding success of her performance gained her recognition lmost immediately and within a few years she was playing in most parts of Europe. Of her first New York concert in 1922 the well known critic W. J. Henderson wrote: "She is a great pianist without limitation" and praised the imagination and sensitivity shown in the "subtly wrought details of her readings and the singular aptness of her purpose" Myra Hess went on to play all over the U.S.A. and with all of its major orchestras.
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TianYing-pianist.com raise a glass to the dame myra hess Memorial Concerts series, which celebrated it's18th anniversary with a recital by the ChineseAmerican pianist Tian Ying http://members.aol.com/tianying/TheChicagoTribune.html
Extractions: Let's raise a glass to the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series, which celebrated it's 18th anniversary with a recital by the Chinese-American pianist Tian Ying on Wednesday at the Chicago Cultural Center. It seems like only yesterday these free weekly noontime concerts by young musicians were first presented in Preston Bradley Hall. The series is sponsored by Kraft Foods - an enlightened partnership between the arts and the corporate sector,
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