Ignaz Moscheles

Ignaz Moscheles
Moscheles, from a portrait by his son Felix Moscheles, 1860
Born
Isaac Ignaz Moscheles

(1794-05-23)23 May 1794
Prague
Died10 March 1870(1870-03-10) (aged 75)
SpouseCharlotte
Children2 sons and 3 daughters
Parent(s)Klara Popper (Lieben) and Joachim Moises Moscheles

Isaac Ignaz Moscheles (German pronunciation: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈmɔʃələs]; 23 May 1794[1] – 10 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer. He was based initially in London and later at Leipzig, where he joined his friend and sometime pupil Felix Mendelssohn as professor of piano in the Conservatory.

  1. ^ Kroll (2014), p. 4.