Anton Door
Anton Door (20 June 1833 – 7 November 1919) was an Austrian pianist and music educator, also known in Russia as Anton Andreyevich Door.
Biography[edit]
Anton Door was born in Vienna and studied piano with Carl Czerny and theory with Simon Sechter. He began a concert career in 1850, touring as a soloist in Germany and Italy. He was appointed Court Pianist and a member of the Royal Academy in Stockholm, and taught for ten years at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1868-1901 he taught in Vienna at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. He served as president of the Friends of Brahms Society and instituted the organization's concert series.[1] Door was known for emphasis on technical ability, and notable students include Stephan Elmas, Robert Fischhof, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Fritz Steinbach and Laura Netzel. He died in Vienna. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Anton Door.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicated his Valse-Caprice, Op. 4 (1868) to Anton Door.[2] Camille Saint-Saëns dedicated his Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 44 (1875) to Anton Door.[3] Paul Pabst dedicated his Piano Concerto Op. 82 (1885) to Anton Door.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Brahms, Johannes; Avins, Styra; Eisinger, Josef (1997), Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters, p. 779
- ^ Anton Door, Tchaikovsky Research, retrieved 21 June 2015
- ^ "Boolet for CD, SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 - Nos. 4 and 5". Naxos. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Mackenzie, Compton; Stone, Christopher (2008). Gramophone.
External links[edit]
- Medien von und über Anton Door in the German National Library catalogue
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