Heinrich Neuhaus | |
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![]() Heinrich Neuhaus, 1962 | |
Born | Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus 12 April 1888 |
Died | 10 October 1964 | (aged 76)
Occupation(s) | Pianist, musical pedagogue |
Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus (Polish: Henryk (Henry) Neuhaus, Russian: Ге́нрих Густа́вович Нейга́уз, Genrikh Gustavovič Nejgauz, 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1888 – 10 October 1964) was a Russian[1][need quotation to verify] pianist and teacher. Part of a musical dynasty, he grew up in a Polish-speaking household.[2] He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1956).
His piano textbook The Art of Piano Playing (1958) is regarded as one of the most authoritative and widely used approaches to the subject.