Music/Dance
BACHAUER
(Gina, 1910-1976, Greek Classical Pianist) and her husband Alec SHERMAN (Conductor)
Christmas Card Signed and inscribed
with all our love under a printed message of greeting, opposite an original black and white photo showing her in profile, resting her elbow on a piano with a portrait of her playing in the background, 6¾ x 5½ in folded white card with G and A monogram on the front, no place, no date
£75
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Background
Bachauer toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Interested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservatory and studied under Alfred Cortot and Sergei Rachmaninoff. She is best known for playing Romantic piano concertos. She played hundreds of concerts for the Allied troops in the Middle East during World War II while she lived in Egypt. She married music conductor Alec Sherman, who became her manager. She died at the age of 66 at the Athens Festival. From the collection of Sir Michael Stewart (1911-1994, KCMG, OBE, HM Ambassador to Greece and Minister at the British Embassy in Washington)
Stock No. 41924
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