Youra Guller (14 May 1895 – 31 December 1980) was a French classical pianist.

Biography

Guller was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

as Rose-Georgette Guller, of Russian-Romanian heritage. She began her studies at the age of five. She performed in recitals and at the age of nine enrolled at the

Paris Conservatory The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

, where she worked with

Isidor Philipp Isidor Edmond Philipp (first name sometimes spelled Isidore) (2 September 1863 – 20 February 1958) was a French pianist, composer, and pedagogue of Jewish Hungarian descent. He was born in Budapest and died in Paris. Biography Isidor Philipp ...

. In the 1930s, on the occasion of a concert tour planned for just 10 days, she stayed in China for eight years, returning to France on the verge of the Second World War and the invasion of German troops. As a Jew, she was forced to restrict her activities and to hide. After the war in the 1950s this prominent pianist performed only occasionally due to illness. She made her New York debut in 1971.Jeremy Siepmann. "Guller, Youra." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed October 11, 2014, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/45381. Youra Guller died in

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at 85.

Discography

* ''Youra Guller plays Chopin'', CD-audio, 2007, ASIN B000NY16M4 * ''The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980'', Albeniz,

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

, Claude-Beninge Balbastre, Chopin,

François Couperin François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...

, CD-audio, 2005, Label: Nimbus, ASIN B0000037BU * ''

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

piano sonatas op. 111 and op. 110'', CD-Audio, 1973 (Erato), 1987 Nimbus * ''Inédits de Youra Guller II:

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

, Albéniz'' (Robert Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques, op. 13, Enreg. du 06.IV.1962. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto pour piano n° 4, op. 58, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Dir.

Ernest Ansermet Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (; 11 November 1883 – 20 February 1969)"Ansermet, Ernest" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 435. was a Swiss conductor. Biography Ansermet ...

, Enreg. du 15.I.1958. Isaac Albeniz: Triana (Iberia), Enregistrement du 07.IV.1961. Archives inédites de la Radio Suisse Romande, Harmonia Mundi/Thara 650, 2008

References

* 1895 births 1980 deaths Musicians from Marseille 20th-century French women classical pianists French people of Romanian descent French people of Russian descent Jewish classical pianists Pupils of Isidor Philipp {{classical-pianist-stub