Charlotte Lois Zelka
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Charlotte Lois Zelka (April 3, 1930 - October 6, 2001) was a concert pianist and founder of the Pasadena Music Ensemble.
. When in her twenties she moved to Europe to tour the continent for two decades. She made several recordings for Vox during the 1950s. Included in her repertoire was Ernst Krenek
's 5th piano sonata, which she commissioned. In 1957 she married philosopher and journalist Guenther Anders. While she lived in Vienna she taught at the Vienna Boys Choir, performed with Der Reihe and translated her husband's works into English. She left Guenther in 1972 to return to Monrovia, but they were never divorced and she kept in touch.
Life
She began playing the piano at age three. In her teens she went to New York to study at the Juilliard School of Music and later with Artur SchnabelArtur Schnabel
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian classical pianist, who also composed and taught. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura...
. When in her twenties she moved to Europe to tour the continent for two decades. She made several recordings for Vox during the 1950s. Included in her repertoire was Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek was an Austrian of Czech origin and, from 1945, American composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now , a study of Johannes Ockeghem , and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music...
's 5th piano sonata, which she commissioned. In 1957 she married philosopher and journalist Guenther Anders. While she lived in Vienna she taught at the Vienna Boys Choir, performed with Der Reihe and translated her husband's works into English. She left Guenther in 1972 to return to Monrovia, but they were never divorced and she kept in touch.