Lineage
Classical music is a passed-on tradition and many pianists today can through their teachers trace their lineage back to Czerny who was a student of Beethoven, or to Liszt. I think it's fun for students to see these lineages to feel more connected to great teachers of the past. I have taken some time to trace a few of my teachers’ lineage, which show the diversity of training I have been blessed to receive:
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Gilbert Kalish (b. 1935): Renowned American pianist, educator, and chamber musician, long affiliated with Stony Brook University and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He was a student of Leonard Shure and my beloved teacher.
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Leonard Shure (1910–1995): A prominent American concert pianist and highly influential teacher. He was Artur Schnabel’s first and only formal teaching assistant.
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Artur Schnabel (1882–1951): A legendary Austrian-born pianist and composer, world-famous for his benchmark recordings of Beethoven's piano sonatas. He was a student of Theodor Leschetizky.
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Theodor Leschetizky (1830–1915): One of the most important and influential piano pedagogues of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a direct student of Carl Czerny.
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Carl Czerny (1791–1857): An immensely prolific Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist whose technical etudes remain a staple of piano pedagogy today. He studied directly under Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): The titanic German composer and pianist who bridged the Classical and Romantic eras.
Some more lineages of my teachers:
Eteri Andjaparidze -Yvetta Bachtadze- Alexander Iokheles -Konstantin Igumnov
Andjaparidze- Vera Gornostaeva- Heinrich Neuhaus
Daniel Epstein- Adele Marcus- Josef Lhevinne
Epstein- Dorothy Taubman
Regina Yeh- Béla Síki- Ernst von Dohnányi- István Thomán- Franz Liszt
Yeh - Byron Janis- Vladimir Horowitz
These lineages are a beautiful reminder that teachers live on through the generations of students they inspire.