Mark Hambourg Collection
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Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) was a virtuoso pianist who gave numerous recitals and recorded extensively for the Gramophone Company (HMV). Hambourg also performed with several orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and gave many concert tours. In addition, Hambourg was an author, writing various books and magazine articles about composers and about how to play the piano. This collection includes concert programs, correspondence, scrapbooks, books and magazine articles, and miscellaneous items related to Hambourg’s career as a writer and performer, and related to his relationships with his friends and colleagues, including Theodore Leschetizky, Anton Rubenstein, and his wife, violinist Dorothea Muir Hambourg.
There are no restricted files in this collection.
2.00 Linear Feet
English
Thecollection is organized as five series.
Gift of Michal Hambourg, daughter of Mark Hambourg. Materials were received through the offices of Allan Evans in 1999.
See also the detailed finding aid under inventories/additional information.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library