The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-18
%LESCHETIZKY, noted
PIANO TEACHER, DIES
Pupil Of List. Instructor Of
P~adercwski, and the Leader
Of His Day.
EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS OLD

BERLIN. via London. Nov II --Theo-
dor Leschetizky. famous az a piano
teacher. died to-day in Dresden at the
age Of IS. In recent years he had been
living In a village near Dresden. although
Vienna was his home during the many
years of his notable career as a teacher.
Paderewski was only one OF the many
noted p~ianists who sat at the feet Of
Leschetizky. Since the death OF List.
no plano teacher has earned such uii-
questioned authority.
Theodor Leschetixky was the most
widely known of the pc~dagogues of the
piano since List. and most OF the
famous ~pianists OF the day have studied
with him at one time or another. or
course, 1gnace Padere wski is his best
known pupil. Leschetizky who, like his
favorite pupil, was a Pole, was born In
Lancut. Galicia, not far from I.emberc.
on June 20. 1880. lie was thus So M
the tim of his death. But until a very
recent date he had not diminished his
activities. He was married in all four
times, and his last wife he took only a
few years ago. Among his wives. sew
cral OF whom were pupils, was Annette
Essipoff. herself a pianist Of note.
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In this country Vienna became the
Mecca OF pianists. who sought out the
treat Leschetizkv. He had been q viz
tuoso IN his early Years and had studied
In Vienna under Czerup and Secher. lie
appeared In Vienna and the principal
cities OF Poland. In 1852 he went 10 st
Petersburg PetrogradJ. and in spite OF
the fact that he was "A Pole his success
soon was so great that the whole course
Of his life was changed lie became one
Of the founders OF the Imperial Russian
Musical Society. His first wife. whom
he married in Russia. was a Miss Fried
enhuIg, "A singer in concert.
He accepted as early as 1873 a post
in the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
There he met Annette Essipoff. who later
became his wife. They were divorced In
1892 and the teacher married another
pupil. Miss Benikawa lie was divorced
from her before many years had passed.
The one who Is to-day his widow, whom
he married a few years ago. was also
a pupil.
Although he still retained his great
skill as a Virtuoso, l.eschetiZky rarely
played after he began to teach. In the
early SOS ne moved to Vienna. and
there he remained until "A short time
ago, when he went TO live near Dresden
In Vienna he had always many pupils
from every country lie often had a.
many az two hundred pupils, and It was,
of course, necessary 10 have cache
to prepare" them for the master, But
ne is said 10 have given attention TO the
special development Of the individual
talent OF all who came to him. In his
later years he taught only three hours
a day, from 9 o'clock to 5. These are
said TO have been the only regular hours
Of his life. as his existence WAS In every
other way destitute OF all system.
In his Vienna house, which he occu-
pied only because h. owned 1t, AS he
had for wears expressed his preference
for Rer,in as Il place ~ residence. Les
chstizky had six grand pianos Two
We're in the music studio OF his wife
which was So situated that the sound
of her practising could not be heard.
Leschetizky was OF course thrown int
association with all the celebrities OF
his day. His connection with them. in
deed. brg,u ,lrly IN life. H. was takei
to play for l.isz' whom only u years
old and a. TIE piano stool was too low
he mad 20 cit on a book.
Rubins,e,u. Davidur. Grillpar2or, Vic.
niawski and many other celebrities wer.
among his iut.mat"s
LeschetI hl;y nad' his last public APP
pearsuce as "A N~iItIoso I'm Frankfort IL
1885. lie wrote numerous compositions
for the piano and an opera called The
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