John Vallier
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| Born | 01 Oct, 1920 London, England |
| Died | 11 Jun, 1991 |
| Occupation | Concert Pianist |
| Known for | Authenticity in interpretation, especially Chopin & Schumann |
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| Relatives | Aunt: Mathilde Verne |
John Vallier (1920 – 1991) was an English classical pianist and composer who could trace his musical ancestry in an eminently distinguished line back to the Romantic Era of the 19th Century. He was born in 1920 and was only 4 years old when he appeared in public for the first time, at London’s Wigmore Hall. He was especially admired for his interpretations and performances of Chopin and Schumann. His last solo recital at London’s Royal Festival Hall was attended by HM The Queen Mother.
Vallier’s mother was Adela Verne, the finest woman pianist of her time and herself a pupil and even rival of Paderewski, whose teacher Leschetizky was a pupil of Czerny who taught Liszt. Vallier’s aunt was Mathilde Verne, through whose famous piano school in London passed the young Vallier as well as the pianists Solomon and Moura Lympany, and even socialite Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Mathilde Verne was herself the finest pupil of Clara Schumann, from whom she inherited a direct insight into her husband Robert Schumann’s music and their friends and colleagues Mendelssohn, Chopin and Brahms. Vallier’s father was Jean Vallier, a distinguished operatic Bass.
Vallier was immersed from his first years in the purest traditions of piano playing embellished with authenticity of interpretation.
Vallier gave his first solo concert at 8, and was something of a child prodigy giving recitals in the South of France. He was heard by Moritz Rosenthal (Liszt’s pupil) whom he much impressed. However his Aunt wisely held back developing the young talent too early. Vallier was sent to study in Vienna for 3 years with Walter Kerschbaumer, a pupil of Busoni. Alfred Cortot proclaimed him a brilliant musician; later he worked with Edwin Fischer.
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