Myra Hess Dame Myra Hess (February 25, 1890 November 25, 1965) was a British pianist. Born in London, Hess studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay. http://www.fact-index.com/m/my/myra_hess.html
Extractions: Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Dame Myra Hess February 25 November 25 ) was a British pianist Born in London , Hess studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay. Her debut came in 1907 when she played Ludwig van Beethoven 's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Thomas Beecham conducting . She went on to tour through Britain and North America. She gained even greater fame during World War II when, with all concert halls closed, she organised a series of lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery , playing in many herself. For these concerts, she was created Dame in 1941. Hess was best known in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann , but had a wide repertoire ranging from Domenico Scarlatti to contemporary works - she gave the premiere of both the Piano Sonata and Piano Concerto by Howard Ferguson. She also played a good amount of chamber music , and performed in a piano duo with her cousin Irene Scharrer. She made a well known arrangement for piano of the chorale prelude from Johann Sebastian Bach 's Cantata No. 147 (
