Dame Myra Hess

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Dame Myra Hess was a renowned English pianist celebrated both for her interpretations of classical repertoire and for organizing morale-boosting lunchtime concerts in London during World War II.

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instanceOf British musician ⓘ
classical pianist ⓘ
human ⓘ
activityPeriod World War II ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the British Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1890-02-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1965-11-25 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
familyName Hess ⓘ
fullName Julia Myra Hess ⓘ
linked to: Myra Hess
genre classical music ⓘ
givenName Julia ⓘ
Myra ⓘ
hasOccupation concert pianist ⓘ
honorificPrefix Dame ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor wartime cultural and morale-boosting efforts in London ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
English ⓘ
notableFor interpretations of classical piano repertoire ⓘ
lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery in London during World War II ⓘ
notableWork piano transcription of J. S. Bach’s chorale prelude "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring" ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
organized lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery, London ⓘ
performedRepertoireBy Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
Johannes Brahms ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
Robert Schumann ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female ⓘ
studentOf Tobias Matthay ⓘ
title Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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North London Collegiate School → alumna → Dame Myra Hess ⓘ