Evlyn Howard-Jones
Evlyn Howard-Jones (* 1877 in London - † January 4, 1951 ) was an English pianist, conductor and music teacher.
Howard-Jones studied at the Royal College of Music and was then a student of Eugen d'Albert . He made his debut in 1908 in a concert of the Royal Philharmonic Society in London under the direction of Henry Wood with Brahms' Second Piano Concerto and made a name for himself as an important Brahms interpreter in the following years. He also played works by contemporary composers such as Frederick Delius , who dedicated several compositions to him, and John Ireland .
Howard-Jones was also active as a conductor, in 1906 as the first conductor of the New Symphony Orchestra . In 1923 he founded the Federation of Music Clubs , which made a contribution to the spread of chamber music, and with his wife, violinist Grace Thynne , the Chelsea Children's Chamber Music Club . As a sought-after piano teacher, he ran his own piano school in London.
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- Oxford Academic - music & letters - CORRESPONDENCE to the Editor of Music & Letters' - EVLYN HOWARD-JONES
- contraclassics - Evlyn Howard-Jones
- Stewart R. Craggs: "John Ireland: A Catalog, Discography and Bibliography" , Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007, ISBN 9780859679411 , p. 133
- Keith W. Kinder: "This Awareness of Beauty: The Orchestral and Wind Band Music of Healey Willan , Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2014, ISBN 9781554589616 , p. 187
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| SURNAME | Howard-Jones, Evlyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pianist, conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1951 |