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Ethel Leginska
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- Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1886–1970
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Ethel Liggins (13 April 1886 – 26 February 1970) was a British pianist, conductor and composer. A student of Theodor Leschetizky, she became widely known as the ‘Paderewski of woman pianists’ and (from 1923) established herself as one of the first female conductors.
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She studied composition with Rubin Goldmark and Ernest Bloch, and conducting with Eugene Goossens, Robert Heger and Gennaro Papi and conducted many of the world's leading orchestras from the mid-1920s. She was a pioneer of women's opportunity in music performance, composition and conducting.
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- MusicBrainz
- 00436bf9-97ff-4b8a-8b06-2e07c64e6951
- ISNI
- 0000000109779979
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