Ingeborg Finke-Siegmund, born ''Siegmund'', (4 December 1919 – 1 January 2012) was a German pianist and piano teacher.

Life

Finke-Siegmund was born in 1919 into a largeGerhard Böhm: ''Die Pianistin Ingeborg Finke-Sigmund wird heute 80''. In ''Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten'', 4 December 1999, . family of the pastor and later Dresden superintendent Ringulf Siegmund (1889-1969) in

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city of

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. After the

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takeover, her father was dismissed and arrested. At the age of sixteen she entered the conservatory. She first studied with Walter Schaufuß-Bonini. Later she continued her training with

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, Franz Langer and

Hugo Steurer Hugo Steurer (1914–2004) was a German pianist and teacher. Steurer made his debut in 1934. He was considered one of Germany's leading interpreters of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano music. In 1953–58 Hugo Steurer taught at the University of Musi ...

. She gave her first solo recital in Dresden in 1942. She was active as a soloist until 1952. After that, she worked at the

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. Her students included among others

Peter Rösel Peter Rösel (born February 2, 1945, in Dresden) is a German concert pianist. Appearances Rösel has appeared for years at international festivals (Salzburg, Edinburgh, London Proms, Perth, Hollywood Bowl, Hong Kong) and with many major orchestr ...

, Sonnhild Fiebach, Christina Haupt, Ralf-Carsten Brömsel, Steffen Leißner,

Christian Kluttig Christian Kluttig (born 17 August 1943) is a German conductor, pianist and Hochschullehrer. From 1979 to 1990, he was chief conductor of the . Appointed General Music Director in 1983, he worked as such at the theatres in Halle Opera House, Halle ...

, Hans-Peter Richter and

Hartmut Haenchen Hartmut Haenchen (born 21 March 1943) is a German conductor, known as a specialist for the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and for conducting operas in the leading opera houses of the world. Career Born in Dresden, Haenchen began his music ...

. At Deutscher Verlag für Musik she co-edited the collection of contemporary compositions in piano lessons ''Für junge Pianisten''.''Für junge Pianisten''
on Stanford Library She was married to the Dresden pianist, composer, piano pedagogue and music critic Hermann Werner Finke (1911-1988).

: ''Ingeborg Finke-Siegmund zum 90. Geburtstag''. In the ''

Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (DNN) is a regional newspaper that appears in the city of Dresden and its surroundings. It is the third largest newspaper in the region after the ''Sächsische Zeitung'' and the ''Dresdner Morgenpost''. The sold circul ...

'', 4 December 2009, .

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