Background
He was born in Berlin, Germany, on March 11, 1907.
He was born in Berlin, Germany, on March 11, 1907.
From 1925 to 1930, he studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Berlin. He studied piano under Josef Lomba, who had been a student of Franz Liszt, as well as under Bruno Elsner, and the Austrian pianist Artur Schnabel.
Together they moved to the United States in 1941. Although he performed as a concert pianist and in chamber music groups, he devoted himself to teaching and research. He was a faculty member at Westchester Conservatory (1949-1954), Drew University, New Jersey (1952-1962), and Peabody Conservatory (1963-1974), as well as teaching at Smith College and Montclair State University (New Jersey).
In 1972, his major work on Artur Schnabel was published, "Schnabel"s Interpretation of Piano Music." In 1983, he published his second book, "Masters of the Keyboard." He died in Cologne, Germany, where he had travelled to lecture and perform, on October 23, 1989.