Knowing my Professor at the Univ. of South Carolina studied with the concert artist Abbey Simon, I decided to do a little research and see who he studied with and this is what I came up with! It looks like you students and I can trace our musical lineage back to both Beethoven, Haydn And Anton Rubenstein!
LINEAGE BACK TO BEETHOVEN & HAYDN
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 studied with Haydn
German born pianist and composer spent much of his life in Vienna, compositional style influenced by Mozart and teacher Haydn, style straddled the Classical and Romantic eras. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven
Carl Czerny 1791-1857 studied with Beethoven
Born in Austria of Czech parents, studied w/Beethoven age 10-13, became his assistant, noticed deafness, memorized all of Beethoven's piano music. Known today for his Velocity studies/etudes.
Very interesting article section "Relationsip with Beeth." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Czerny
Theodor Leschetizky 1860-1941 studied with Czerny
Polish born pianist, a founder of St. Petersburg Conservatory along with A. Rubenstein, taught in Vienna, contemporary of Liszt
Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860-1941 studied with Leschetizsky
Polish pianist moved to Calif prior to
WWI, raised Zinfandel grapes on his 2000 acre ranch which were made into wine by famous the York Mtn. Winery. Known in piano circles for his very liberal use of rubato! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_Jan_Paderewski
Interesting NY Times article http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10F15FC355C13738DDDAB0A94D9415B858DF1D3
Harold
Bauer 1873-1951 studied with Paderewski
English born pianist, long time Professor at Manhatten School of Music. Studied with Paderewski in Paris for a year.
Abbey Simon 1922 studied with Bauer
American
powerhouse pianist, recorded complete works of Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Rachmaninoff http://www.abbeysimon.com/abbey-simon_biography.htm also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Simon
Long standing jury member on the big int'l piano competitions incl. VanCliburn, Leeds, Sydney. Studied with Bauer.
Charles Fugo studied with Abbey Simon
Piano faculty at USC. Studied with Abbey Simon
when Simon taught at Indiana Univ. Interesting to note Fugo was accompanist for the Hoffman Competition for some years. http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/music/faculty-staff/Fugo.php
Hilda Ryan studied with Charles Fugo
(Your name) studied with Hilda Ryan!
LINEAGE BACK TO RUBENSTEIN
Anton Rubenstein 1829-1894
Legendary Russian pianist, composer, conductor, one of the founders of St. Petersburg Conservatory along with Leschetizky (see above), his brother founded the Moscow Conservatory, composition teacher of Tschaikowsky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Rubinstein
Josef Hoffman 1876-1957--studied with Rubenstein
Polish pianist highly regarded for his technique & musicianship, child prodigy compared to Mozart, lived much of his life in the US, taught at Curtis. Concert artist Marta
Argerich also studied with Hoffman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Hofmann
Abbey Simon 1922 studied with Hoffman
American powerhouse
pianist, recorded complete works of Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Rachmaninoff http://www.abbeysimon.com/abbey-simon_biography.htm also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Simon
Long standing jury member on the big int'l piano competitions incl. VanCliburn, Leeds, Sydney. Studied with Hoffman at Curtis.
Charles Fugo studied with Abbey Simon
Piano faculty at USC. Studied with
Abbey Simon when Simon taught at Indiana Univ. Interesting to note Fugo was accompanist for the Hoffman Competition for some years. http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/music/faculty-staff/Fugo.php
Hilda Ryan studied with Charles Fugo
(Your name) studied with Hilda Ryan!