Martha Goldstein | |
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Goldstein standing behind an 1851 Erard piano
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Born |
Martha Svendsen 10 June 1919 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Died |
14 February 2014 (aged 94) Seattle, Washington, USA |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Harpsichordist and pianist |
Spouse(s) | Allen A. Goldstein |
Martha Goldstein (born Martha Svendsen; 1919–2014) was a harpsichordist and pianist, who gave concerts in the United States, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. She performed works by George Frideric Handel, Frédéric Chopin, Georg Philipp Telemann, Franz Liszt, Ferruccio Busoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, and others.
She was trained at the Peabody Conservatory and the Juilliard School and studied with Audrey Plitt, Eliza Woods, James Friskin and Mieczysław Munz. She taught at the Peabody Conservatory for 20 years and at the Cornish College of the Arts. She also performed as a guest artist with the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, wind quintet-in-residence at the University of Washington School of Music since 1968.