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Maud Powell (August 22, 1867 – January 8, 1920) was an American violinist who gained international acclaim for her skill and virtuosity. ==Biography== Powell was born in Peru, Illinois. She was the first American violinist to achieve international rank. Several foundations as well as a music festival were founded in her honor to continue music education. Her mother was Wilhelmina "Minnie" Bengelstraeter Powell, and her father was William Bramwell Powell. W.B. Powell authored numerous books〔(Works by William Bramwell Powell in Google Books )〕 such as ''The Normal Course of Reading''〔Search Google Books for (The Normal Course of Reading by Powell )〕 and served as superintendent of Peru Elementary School District 124 from 1862 to 1870. She was also the niece of John Wesley Powell, an American Civil War hero and famed explorer of the Grand Canyon. Her uncle made his river trip in 1869 when Maud would have been about 2 years old.〔 Around the age of 7, she began violin lessons in Aurora, Illinois located in Kane County, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. She was soon recognized as a prodigy and at age 9 began four years of commuting to Chicago for study under William Lewis.〔 When she was 13, her parents sold the family home to raise funds to continue her musical education. With her father remaining behind in rented rooms, she traveled with her mother to Europe.〔〔 There she studied under Henry Schradieck at the Leipzig Conservatoire, Charles Dancla at the Paris Conservatoire (after placing first in the entrance exam), and Joseph Joachim at the Berlin Hochschule, among others.〔〔 In 1885 she played Bruch's G minor concerto in her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic under Joachim's baton,〔 and again with the New York Philharmonic under Theodore Thomas after she returned to America.〔〔 She was one of the earliest champions of Sibelius's Violin Concerto in the United States and Europe. On November 27, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri, she collapsed on stage of a heart attack. 〔 On January 8, 1920 she died of another heart attack in Uniontown, Pennsylvania while on tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maud Powell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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