Dame Myra Hess

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Dame Myra Hess was a renowned English pianist celebrated both for her interpretations of classical repertoire and for organizing morale-boosting lunchtime concerts in London during World War II.

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instanceOf British musician
classical pianist
human
activityPeriod World War II
awardReceived Order of the British Empire
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1890-02-25
dateOfDeath 1965-11-25
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Hess
fullName Julia Myra Hess
linked to: Myra Hess
genre classical music
givenName Julia
Myra
hasOccupation concert pianist
honorificPrefix Dame
instrument piano
knownFor wartime cultural and morale-boosting efforts in London
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
English
notableFor interpretations of classical piano repertoire
lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery in London during World War II
notableWork piano transcription of J. S. Bach’s chorale prelude "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring"
occupation musician
pianist
organized lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery, London
performedRepertoireBy Frédéric Chopin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Robert Schumann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
placeOfBirth England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
religion Judaism
residence London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female
studentOf Tobias Matthay
title Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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North London Collegiate School alumna Dame Myra Hess