Isabelle Vengerova
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Isabelle Vengerova | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1 March 1877 Minsk, Russian Empire |
Died | 7 February 1956 New York City, New York, United States |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, music teacher |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1906–1956 |
Isabelle Vengerova (Belarusian: Ізабэла Венгерава; 1 March [O.S. 17 February] 1877 – 7 February 1956) was a Russian, later American, pianist and music teacher.
She was born Izabella Afanasyevna Vengerova (Изабелла Афанасьевна Венгерова) in
In 1924 she helped found the
Among her pupils were Blanche Abram,[5] Stanley Babin, Samuel Barber, Ralph Berkowitz, Leonard Bernstein, Anthony di Bonaventura, Lukas Foss, Gary Graffman, Lilian Kallir, Gilbert Kalish, Jacob Lateiner, Julien Musafia, Leonard Pennario, Anne-Marie McDermott, Menahem Pressler, Carl Schachter, Abbey Simon, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ronald Turini, Leon Whitesell, Sidney Foster, and Sylvia Zaremba.
Isabelle was the sister of Zinaida Vengerova, a noted literary critic, and Semyon, a literary and intellectual historian.[6] She was the maternal aunt and first teacher of Nicolas Slonimsky, who reports in his autobiography Perfect Pitch that as a young girl his aunt was kissed on the forehead by Johannes Brahms.[7]
References
- ^ Diary of Arthur Schnitzler
- ISBN 9781879511170
- ISBN 9780271035475
- ISBN 9781879511170
- ^ Blanche Abram, Hofstra University Faculty Profile https://www.hofstra.edu/faculty/fac_profiles.cfm?id=4
- ISBN 0-271-00313-8.
- ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1988). Perfect Pitch. A Life Story. London, England: Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-19-315155-3
- R. Gerig. Famous Pianists and their Technique (Washington DC, 1974)
- G. Graffman. I Really should be Practicing (New York, 1981)
- R.D. Schick. The Vengerova System of Piano Playing (University Park, PA, 1982)
- J. Rezits. Beloved Tyranna: the Legend and Legacy of Isabelle Vengerova (Bloomington, IN, 1995)