Heinrich Neuhaus

For the Estonian entrepreneur and politician, see Heinrich Neuhaus (entrepreneur).

Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Neuhaus, 1962
Born
Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus

(1888-04-12)12 April 1888
Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire
Died10 October 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 76)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Pianist, musical pedagogue

Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus (Polish: Henryk (Henry) Neuhaus, Russian: Ге́нрих Густа́вович Нейга́уз, Genrikh Gustavovič Nejgauz, 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1888 – 10 October 1964) was a Russian[1][need quotation to verify] pianist and teacher. Part of a musical dynasty, he grew up in a Polish-speaking household.[2] He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1956).

His piano textbook The Art of Piano Playing (1958) is regarded as one of the most authoritative and widely used approaches to the subject.

The house where Heinrich Neuhaus was born in Kropyvnytskyi (formerly Yelisavetgrad)
  1. ^ Jaffé, Daniel (2012). Historical Dictionary of Russian Music. Scarecrow Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780810879805.
  2. ^ "Prof. Henryk (Harry) Neuhaus - nauczyciel mistrzów". Retrieved 12 December 2018. biography in Polish from the official Chopin.pl site