Emmi Knoche
Emmi Knoche (born May 1, 1881 in Mainz , † March 3, 1970 in Braunschweig ) was a German pianist and piano teacher.
Life
Emmi Knoche was born in Mainz in 1881 as the daughter of a lieutenant colonel. From 1895 she lived in Braunschweig, her mother's hometown, and attended the Sophia School there and the Plock Conservatory . She took piano lessons from Conrad Ansorge in Berlin until 1909 . She appeared as a soloist in numerous concerts in Braunschweig and other major German cities and was soon one of the best north German pianists, where she stood out as a Beethoven interpreter. Knoche performed 166 concerts with the cellist August Bieler and performed together with the opera singer Christian Wahle . She also took part in orchestral concerts. They occurred during the First World War in front theaters on.
After 1918 she worked as a piano teacher in Braunschweig and trained around 350 students. She taught at the Braunschweig State Music School, founded in 1939, for six years.
Emmi Knoche lived in Braunschweig at Gerstäckerstraße 3. She died on March 3, 1970.
literature
- Gabriele Armenat (ed.): Women from Braunschweig. Stadtbibliothek, Braunschweig 1991, pp. 122–123 OCLC 64263113 .
- Bergit Korschan-Kuhle: Knoche, Emmi . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 327 .
- Norman-Mathias-Pingel: Knoche, Emmi (own Emma) . In: Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (Hrsg.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Supplementary volume. Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1996, ISBN 3-926701-30-7 , p. 80 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Braunschweig address book for the year 1914 : Entry Knoche, Emmi, Frl., Konzertpianistin, Gerstäckerstr. 3. and Braunschweigisches address book 1967 1968 : Entry Knoche, Emmy, Miss., Concert pianist, Gerstäckerstr. 3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoche, Emmi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bones, Emma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist and piano teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1970 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |