Harriet Cohen

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Harriet Cohen was a renowned British classical pianist celebrated for her interpretations of Bach and her close associations with leading composers and intellectuals of the early 20th century.

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Harriet Cohen canonical 3

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instanceOf classical pianist
human
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
causeOfDeath complications following a fall
closeFriend Albert Einstein
Arnold Bax
Chaim Weizmann
George Bernard Shaw
Gustav Holst
H. G. Wells
Ralph Vaughan Williams
William Walton
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1895-12-02
dateOfDeath 1967-11-13
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Cohen
genre classical music
givenName Harriet
influenced performance tradition of Bach on piano
instrument piano
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Music (as professor and governor)
movement English musical renaissance
name Harriet Cohen
notableFor championing contemporary British composers
interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach
performances of English music
notableWork interpretations of Bach keyboard works
performances of works by Arnold Bax
performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg
performances of works by Béla Bartók
performances of works by Gustav Holst
performances of works by Manuel de Falla
performances of works by Ralph Vaughan Williams
performances of works by William Walton
recordings of Bach for solo piano
occupation musician
pianist
partner Arnold Bax
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
residence London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female
studentOf Tobias Matthay

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Harriet Cohen Bach Medal namedAfter Harriet Cohen
Harriet Cohen name Harriet Cohen