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Oscar Beringer
Oscar Beringer (14 July 1844 – 21 February 1922) was an English pianist and teacher of German descent. He was born in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, but by 1849 he had moved to London when his father became a political refugee. Due to impoverished circumstances he was largely self taught (on a borrowed piano with lessons from his sister) until aged 19, but made several appearances as a piano soloist at the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts in 1859-60. At the age of 19 Beringer began a course of systematic training as a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles in Leipzig, and Carl Tausig in Berlin. In 1869 he was appointed professor at Tausig's Schule des höheren Clavierspiels in Berlin, but he returned to London in 1871. By 1873 he had established the Oscar Beringer Academy for the Higher Development of Pianoforte Playing, initially from a small house in Great Marlborough Street, then at 12 Hinde Street off Manchester Square, and later at 40 Wigmore Street in London. It was organized on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furtwangen Im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (; Low Alemannic: ''Furtwange im Schwarzwald'') is a small city located in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany. Together with Villingen-Schwenningen, Furtwangen is part of the district (German: Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar. Geography Furtwangen is located in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park in the Southeastern Black Forest, around 25 kilometers west of the district town of Villingen-Schwenningen and around 27 kilometers northeast of Freiburg. Furtwangen is the highest town in Baden-Württemberg. Between 850 m and 1,150 m above sea level, it lies in the upper Bregtal of the Central Black Forest in the headwaters of the Danube. The Breg is a small stream which, coming from the mountainous areas around Furtwangen, flows down through the inner city to the east. The Breg is one of the two little rivers which unite to form the river Danube. The population of Furtwangen comprises around 10,000 inhabitants (as of 2016/17). History Furtwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Goodson
Katharine Goodson (18 June 1872 – 14 April 1958) was an English pianist. Born in Watford, Goodson studied the piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London; she also worked with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. Her London debut took place on 16 January 1897. The tours of Europe which followed placed her in the front rank of British female pianists of the era. Goodson made her American debut on 18 January 1907, appearing as soloist with the Boston Symphony in a concert in the orchestra's home city. Goodson died in London in 1958. Life and career Early life and training Katharine Goodson was born in 1872, the second child of Charles and Sarah Goodson of Watford, England. She had two brothers, Arthur and Ernest, and a sister, Ethel. As a child Goodson was reputed to play the violin better than the piano and it was her then teacher, noting that 'she had a perfect piano hand', who said that she should focus on the piano 'rather than master neither'. At 12, having already made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Pianists
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Beringer
Vera Beringer (2 March 1878 – 29 January 1964) was a British actress and writer. As a child she became well-known for playing Little Lord Fauntleroy on the London stage. Later she was a playwright, sometimes using the byline Henry Seton. Early life Vera Beringer was born in London in 1878,Though some sources that give 1879 as the year, Vera Beringer's birth was registered in London in 1878; ''Civil Registration Birth Index'', via Ancestry.com the younger daughter of German-born pianist Oscar Beringer and American-born novelist and playwright Aimée Daniell Beringer. Her sister was actress Esme Beringer. Her brother Guy Beringer was a journalist, credited with coining the word "brunch" in 1895. Career Beringer became internationally famous in childhood for originating the role of Little Lord Fauntleroy on the London stage in 1888. She was coached in stagecraft by Madge Kendal. As a teen, she played Juliet to her sister's Romeo in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esme Beringer
Esme Beringer (5 September 1875 – 31 March 1972) was an English actress who was noted for her bartitsu fencing skills. Early life Esme Beringer was born in London, the daughter of pianist Oscar Beringer and novelist and playwright Aimée Daniell Beringer.Johnson Briscoe"September 5: Esme Beringer"''The Actor's Birthday Book'' (Moffat, Yard 1907): 200. Her younger sister Vera Beringer was best known as a child actress."Vera Beringer" ''The Era Annual'' (1897): 29. Her brother Guy Beringer was a journalist; he is credited with coining the word "brunch" in 1895. Career Esme Beringer first appeared on stage in 1888, as a boy character, Dick Tipton, in ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (she also substituted for the title charact ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimée Daniell Beringer
Aimée Daniell Beringer (1856 – February 17, 1936) billed professionally as Mrs. Oscar Beringer, was an American-born playwright, theatrical manager, novelist, and commentator, based in London. Early life Aimée Daniell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Edward Lynch Daniell.John Parker''Who's Who in the Theatre''(Small, Maynard and Company 1925): 76. Her parents were English, and she moved to Mexico as a child, and to England to live at age 15. Career In 1896, ''To-day'' magazine described Aimée Daniell Beringer as "one of the most popular personalities in literary and theatrical Bohemia." Beringer was manager of the Opera Comique, Opera Comique Theatre in London. Plays by Beringer included ''Tares: A Social Problem'' (1888), ''Katherine Kavenagh'', ''The Prince and the Pauper'' (1890, adapted from the Mark Twain book), ''That Girl'' (1890, adapted from a story by Clementina Black), ''Holly Tree Inn'' (1891, 1902; an adaptation of a Charles Dickens st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
