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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dame Myra Hess canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musician
ⓘ
classical pianist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-11-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Hess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Julia Myra Hess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Julia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| studentOf | Tobias Matthay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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