Adele Marcus was an American

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 pianist

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, but better known as a teacher of many other famous pianists.

She was born in Kansas City

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, the last of 13 children of a rabbi

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 of Russian descent. She studied under Josef Lhévinne

Josef Lhévinne

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 and Artur Schnabel

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.

She was on faculty at the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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 in New York City

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 and provided master classes in piano performance at other conservatories including the American Conservatory of Music

American Conservatory of Music

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 in Chicago

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 during the 1970s in collaboration with William Browning

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, also a teacher of great repute.

Her famous pupils included: Agustin Anievas

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, Tzimon Barto, Enrique Bátiz (later a conductor), Jeffrey Biegel, David Brunell

David Brunell

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, Anthony Byrne

Anthony Byrne

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, Sergio Calligaris

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, Cy Coleman

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, Stewart L. Gordon

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, Steven Graff

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-Early Years and Education:Steven Graff was born in Chicago where he studied piano with Eloise Niwa and made his debut as a soloist with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He went on to study at The Juilliard School as a Petschek Scholarship student, where his teachers included Adele Marcus, Beveridge...

, Horacio Gutiérrez

Horacio Gutiérrez

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, Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough

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, Byron Janis

Byron Janis

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, Norman Krieger, Stefan Lindgren, Diana McIntosh

Diana McIntosh

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, Beata Moon

Beata Moon

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, Pascal Nemirovski

Pascal Nemirovski

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, Peter Orth, Jon Kimura Parker

Jon Kimura Parker

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, Güher Pekinel and Süher Pekinel

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, Miguel Franz Pinto

Miguel Franz Pinto

Miguel Franz Pinto was a Cuban American vocal coach, conductor, and pianist. He studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City under Adele Marcus, earning both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees...

, Santiago Rodriguez

Santiago Rodriguez (pianist)

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, Thomas Schumacher, Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

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, Jeffrey Swann

Jeffrey Swann

Jeffrey Swann is a renowned classical pianist.Swann was born in Arizona but moved to Dallas, Texas, as a young child. He began piano studies at the age of four. While attending St. Mark's School of Texas, he studied for seven years with Alexander Uninsky at Southern Methodist University in...

, Emma Tahmizian

Emma Tahmizian

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, Ezequiel Viñao.

Adele Marcus died on the 3rd of May 1995 at her home in Manhattan. She was 89.

Sources

• Holland, Bernard. Adele Marcus Is Dead at 89; Taught Many Notable Pianists, New York Times, 5 May 1995. (retrieved January 25, 2010)