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Olga Samaroff (August 8, 1880 – May 17, 1948) was an American pianist, music critic, and teacher. Among her teachers was Charles-Valentin Alkan's son, Élie-Miriam Delaborde. Her second husband was the conductor Leopold Stokowski. Samaroff was also a prominent member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff Story, is a documentary about the life and time of Texas-born Lucy Hickenlooper, who despite the odds reinvented herself as Olga Samaroff and became one of America’s first and perhaps most famous female concert pianists.
Documentary about the legendary but almost forgotten pianist of the early 1900s. A story of a strong talented woman who was overshadowed by her famous husban...
13 de mai. de 2024 · Olga Samaroff (born Aug. 8, 1882, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.—died May 17, 1948, New York, N.Y.) was an American pianist who also found a successful and varied career as a music educator.
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13 de fev. de 2016 · Olga Samaroff was a pianist, music critic, and teacher who worked with Gustav Mahler and promoted modern music. She was born in Texas, studied in Europe, married Leopold Stokowski, and taught at Juilliard and Philadelphia Conservatory.
Samaroff, Olga (1882–1948) Virtuoso concert pianist and advocate for American-born performing artists, who exerted considerable influence on musical life in the U.S. during the first half the 20th century and raised the standards of music education through her students, lectures, and writings.
It not only describes Samaroff's life as a female concert pianist in early 20th Century America, but tells about her tumultuous life as the first wife of conductor, Leopold Stokowski, and her tenure as Juilliard's first American artist teacher on the piano faculty.
