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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Carr was previously director of the Cape Cod Conservatory in Massachusetts and is now an arts and education consultant . She is the author of Shura Cherkassky: The Piano's Last Czar and has written articles for Clavier, American Music Teacher , and PianoTime. She is the recipient of the President’s Award from the National Guild of Community Music Schools. She has also chaired committees for the Massachusetts Council on the Arts, was a longtime judge for National Piano Guild auditions, and served as a trustee of the Newport Music Festival. Klappentext Described by his contemporaries as the greatest pianist of the era, Josef Hofmann performed on world stages for more than fifty years, enjoying phenomenal success. Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and testimonies, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann’s world from child prodigy to established artist and private citizen. Zusammenfassung Described by his contemporaries as the greatest pianist of the era, Josef Hofmann performed on world stages for more than fifty years, enjoying phenomenal success. Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and testimonies, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann’s world from child prodigy to established artist and private citizen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: PRODIGY 1876-1888 Chapter Two: HOFMANN AND RUBINSTEIN STUDENT AND MASTER 1892-1894 Chapter Three: PIANIST Chapter Four: COMPOSER 1882-1923 Chapter Five: THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC 1925 Chapter Six: TEACHER 1925-1938 Chapter Seven: TEACHING Chapter Eight: DIRECTOR Chapter Nine: CAREER RESUMED 1933 - THE GOLDEN JUBILEE 1937 Chapter Ten: DISINTEGRATION 1939-1946 Chapter Eleven: PERFORMER Chapter Twelve: STEINWAY ARTIST 1901-1957 Chapter: Thirteen RECORDING ARTIST Chapter Fourteen: INVENTOR Chapter Fifteen: MORE THAN A PIANIST Josef Hofmann, Husband and Father Chapter Sixteen: CODA Chapter Seventeen: JOSEF HOFMANN, THE PIANO'S FORGOTTEN GIANT ...
