About
Influential teacher and musician known for her adept interpretations of such composers as Beethoven, Mozart, and Schumann.
Before fame
She studied at the Guildhall School of Music, graduating with a Gold Medal.
Trivia
She created the lunchtime concert during World War II as a substitute for concert halls being blacked out in the evening because of the German threat. This inspired the founding of City Music Society.
Family life
Her students were many and a significant percentage of them achieved recognition for their gifts, including Clive Lythgoe and Richard and John Contiguglia.
Associated with
She gave lessons to Dave Brubeck's mother, Ivy.
