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Ignaz Moscheles

1794-05-23 – 1870-03-10

Portrait of Ignaz Moscheles
Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), oil on canvas, ca. 1860, by his son Felix Moscheles, private possessionCredit: Felix Moscheles (Life time: 8 February 1833 - 22 December 1917)

Life & Legacy

Isaac Ignaz Moscheles (German pronunciation: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈmɔʃələs]; 23 May 1794 – 10 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer. He was based initially in London and later in Leipzig, where he joined his friend and sometime pupil Felix Mendelssohn as professor of piano in the Conservatory.

Occupation & Career

pianist, conductor, composer, pedagogue, musicologist, music educator, diarist, university teacher, violinist, musicographer

Education

Prague Conservatory

Legacy Highlights

Employer

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig

Organizations & Memberships

Ludlamshöhle

Education & Institutions

Prague Conservatory

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q159551 — wikidata View source

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