Mathilde Verne

Mathilde Verne (25 May 1865 – 4 June 1936) was an English pianist and teacher, of German descent.

She was born Mathilde Wurm, in Southampton, England, the fourth of ten children, all of whom were musically gifted. She was initially a student of Franklin Taylor. She had the opportunity to play to Clara Schumann, who took her to Frankfurt for further study. Clara also entrusted the musical tuition of her own granddaughter, Julie Schumann, and other of her pupils, to Mathilde Verne.

She made her debut in St James's Hall in London, playing a Mendelssohn piano trio. She frequently appeared as soloist under conductors such as Arthur Nikisch, Hans Richter, Sir August Manns and Sir Henry J. Wood. She twice visited the United States, and played under Theodore Thomas. She became especially famous for her authentic playing of the works of Robert Schumann. In London, she was strongly associated with the "Tuesday 12 O'Clock Concerts" of chamber music from 1907 to 1936.

Pupils flocked from all over the world to her school, "Mathilde's College", in London, founded in 1909. Her pupils, aside from her sister, Adela, and her nephew, John Vallier, included Solomon; Dame Moura Lympany, Harold Samuel, Herbert Menges and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future Queen Elizabeth, HM The Queen Mother).

Mathilde Verne has been ranked as one of Europe's greatest music teachers, along with Theodor Leschetizky, Ferruccio Busoni, Isidor Philipp and Tobias Matthay. Another sister, Alice Verne was also a piano teacher and composer.

Mathilde Verne died in London in 1936, aged 71.

External links

• Lympany biodata
• Keyboardgiants.com
• "Solomon, British Pianist, 85, Dies". New York Times. 1988-03-01. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2DA173DF932A35750C0A96E948260. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 

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Name	Verne, Mathilde
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Date of birth	25 May 1865
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Date of death	4 June 1936
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