Background
Epstein was born in Zagreb, Croatia.
music educator musicologist pianist university professor
Epstein was born in Zagreb, Croatia.
Epstein was a pupil at Agram of the choir-director Vatroslav Lichtenegger, and in Vienna of Johann Rufinatscha (composition) and Anton Halm (pianoforte). He made his début in 1852, and soon became one of the most popular pianists and teachers in Vienna. From 1867 to 1901, Epstein was a professor of piano at the Vienna Conservatory, where Ignaz Brüll, Marcella Sembrich, Mathilde Kralik, Gustav Mahler, Benito Bersa and Richard Robert were among his pupils.
Epstein edited Beethoven"s piano sonatas, Mendelssohn"s "Sämmtliche Klavierwerke" and Schubert"s "Kritisch Durchgesehene Gesammtausgabe", among others
He died, aged 93, in Vienna.