Heinrich Neuhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Neuhaus

Soviet musician

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1964

Profession: pianist, university teacher, musicologist, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Heinrich Gustaw Neuhaus (Polish: Henryk (Harry) Neuhaus, Russian: ??´???? ?????´????? ?????´??, Genrikh Gustavovic Nejgauz, 12 April [O.S.
31 March] 1888 – 10 October 1964) was a Ukrainian-born pianist and teacher of German and Polish extraction.
Part of a musical dynasty, he grew up in a Polish-speaking household.
He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964.
He was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1956.
His piano textbook The Art of Piano Playing (1958) is regarded as one of the most authoritative and widely used approaches to the subject.