The New York herald., 1920-01-09
Nine. Maud Powell, Famous Violinist,
Dies of Sudden Illness While on Tour
Began Career at Thirteen, Studied in
Europe and Made Debut
Here In 1885. .@

Nine Maud Powell, called by many
the greatest American violinist regard.
less OF sex. died yesterday in q hotel IL
Uniontown, Pa She had gone TO Union
town TO give a concert, but suddenly be-
came i'll on Wednesday and was unable
TO appear. For some time she had not
been in the best of health. About a
month ago she tainted at a concert In
st. Louis and was unable to finish her
programme.
No American musician did more to
help the cause of serious music in this
country than Time. Powell, who for
moro than thirty years has been
travelling continually from one end OF
the country to the other appearing in
recitals OF violin music.
She was born in Aurora, Ill, in lS6S.
At the age of nine she began her studles
which were soon to make her one OF
the most famous musicians OF her DAY.
IL has been said that women may sing
and play the ! iano but that the Nlollh
is not adapted to feminine talent. Nine.
Powell was one of the very few exeep-
tions TO this rule.
Her earlier training was with Will
lam Lewis in Chicago. When she was
thirteen she decided to go TO Europe.
Before this time she had played first
violin in an orchestra in which she was the
only woman. From Chicago she went
to Leipzig, where she entered the Con-
scryatory and became pupil OF Pro-
fessor Scbradel.
Her progress was very rapid. While
at the Conservatory she played in various
concerts and received a diploma at the
end of one year. Her stag in Germany.
hria know
the methods of all countries where violin
playing was well developed, so she went
to Paris Here she found that there were
twelve vacancies at the Paris Conserva-
toire From eighty candidates she was
accepted for one of the places. She en-
tered the class of Mr.. Dancla, whose pupil
she was for a year. She was playing in
public continually during her student days.
From Paris she went to London for a
series Of concerts and played before the
royal family. One of the most important
events of her English season was her
playing for Joachim, then renowned vlo-
linist He complimented her for mot be-
ing prodigy" Sha was already an artist.
he told her, in spite of her youth. He
advised her to go to Berlin to study at
the close of her English contract, and
she followed his advice, going to the
Royal Conservatory. where she studied
for a year with Joachim himself.
After having spent four years abroad
she returned to America with letters of
recommendation from famous musicians
and diplomas from three famous schools.
Soon after her return she played for
Theodore Thomas and was Immediately
engage for a series of concerts in New
York and on tour. She made her New
York debut in 1885 with the New York
philharmonic Society and had real
success. In Brooklyn she was equally
successful, and later played as soloist
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and
in Philadelphia
After that her concerts attracted to her
thousands of admirers in all parts OF the
country.
many friends as she had been playing
continually and there were no signs of
weakness in her manipulation OF the bow.
Mime. Powell was married in 1904 to
II Godfrey Turner. of London