Marie Proksch
Marie Proksch (* 1836 in Prague ; † May 17, 1900 there ) was a Bohemian pianist and composer .
She was born as the daughter of the pianist and music teacher Josef Proksch . Her training was provided by her father. On a tour in 1856/57, which included a stay of several months in Paris , she became known as a concert pianist. After the death of her father (1864), she and her brother Theodor Proksch took over the management of the "Music Education Institute" founded by her father in Prague, which she managed alone after the death of her brother in 1876. Marie Proksch also composed pieces for piano herself. Bedřich Smetana , also a student of her father, dedicated No. 6 of his album pages to her in 1862 .
literature
- Biographical Yearbook and German Nekrolog , ed. by Anton Bettelheim, Volume 5, Reimer, Berlin 1903
- Undine Wagner: Proksch, Marie , in: The music in past and present , person part Volume 13, Bärenreiter, Kassel 2005, ISBN 3-7618-1133-0 , Sp. 988
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women in czech music.Retrieved October 3, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proksch, Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1900 |
| Place of death | Prague |