Peter Wallfisch
Hans Peter Wallfisch (20 October 1924 – 10 November 1993)[1] was a concert pianist and teacher, resident in Britain from 1951.
Life
Wallfisch was born in Breslau (present-day Wrocław) in 1924. In 1938 he emigrated to Palestine; he studied at the Jerusalem Conservatoire, and was later a teacher there. In the late 1940s he studied in Paris with Marguerite Long.[1]
In 1951 he moved to Britain, and in 1952 he married the cellist Anita Lasker;[1] they had a son, the cellist Raphael Wallfisch, and a daughter.[2]
He performed in Europe and elsewhere. As well as the classics, he was interested in lesser-known music of different nations; among English composers he was particularly interested in the music of Frank Bridge, and also of Kenneth Leighton, who dedicated compositions to him.[2]
From 1973 until 1991 Wallfisch was professor of piano at the Royal College of Music. In that year he suffered a stroke which affected his ability to play, and ceased performing in public. He died in London in 1993.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Hans Peter Wallfisch Royal College of Music. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Obituary:Peter Wallfisch The Independent, 16 November 1993. Retrieved 31 October 2018.