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Leschetizky, Theodor

Leschetizky, Theodor (1830–1915). Galician (=Polish) pianist, teacher and composer. Born, like Schenker, in Galicia, moved to Vienna in 1840, where he studied with Czerny and Sechter. After teaching in St. Petersburg, he returned to Vienna in 1878, where he taught and was active as concert pianist and conductor. ( NGDM; Federhofer, Nach Tagebüchern, p.236). He was in support of an attempt by Schenker and others in 1912 to found an "organization of creative and performing artists".

No correspondence with Schenker is known to survive.

He is mentioned in:
WSLB 118, June 4, 1912 (Schenker to Hertzka)
WSLB 120, June 9, 1912 (Schenker to Hertzka)

Leschetizky, Theodor (1830–1915). Galician (=Polish) pianist, teacher and composer. Born, like Schenker, in Galicia, moved to Vienna in 1840, where he studied with Czerny and Sechter. After teaching in St. Petersburg, he returned to Vienna in 1878, where he taught...

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