Bettina or Bessie Walker [1] (1837 [2] – 4 February 1893) was an Irish pianist and composer. [3]
Walker was born in Dublin, the daughter of physician William Augustus Walker, who died in 1838. [4] Walker studied in the 1870s, first with William Sterndale Bennett in London and Carl Tausig in Berlin and Giovanni Sgambati in Rome. [5] In 1883 she came to Weimar and continued her studies with Franz Liszt. She also studied under Ludwig Deppe, Xaver Scharwenka and Adolf Henselt. [5]
After Henselt's death in 1889 she settled in Fulham, London, where she taught her piano methodology, but died four years later. [3]
Of lasting importance are her memoirs, in which she details her numerous encounters with important musicians.
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Bettina or Bessie Walker [1] (1837 [2] – 4 February 1893) was an Irish pianist and composer. [3]
Walker was born in Dublin, the daughter of physician William Augustus Walker, who died in 1838. [4] Walker studied in the 1870s, first with William Sterndale Bennett in London and Carl Tausig in Berlin and Giovanni Sgambati in Rome. [5] In 1883 she came to Weimar and continued her studies with Franz Liszt. She also studied under Ludwig Deppe, Xaver Scharwenka and Adolf Henselt. [5]
After Henselt's death in 1889 she settled in Fulham, London, where she taught her piano methodology, but died four years later. [3]
Of lasting importance are her memoirs, in which she details her numerous encounters with important musicians.
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