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Olga Samaroff

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Also known as Lucy Mary Olga Agnes Hickenlooper, Olga Hickenlooper Samaroff, Olga Hickenlooper, Lucy Hickenlooper, Olga Samaroff Stokowski

American pianist (1880–1948)

Person · Open Library

Born
1882
Died
1948
Works
8

Top works

  • An American musician's story
  • The layman's music book
  • Listener's Music Book, The
  • The magic world of music
  • A music manual

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1880-08-08
Active to
1948-05-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
192
Total plays
561

Tags

pianoClassicalAmerican classical pianist

Olga Samaroff (August 8, 1880 – May 17, 1948) was a pianist, music critic, and teacher. Among her teachers, Charles-Valentin Alkan's son, Élie-Miriam Delaborde. Her second husband was conductor Leopold Stokowski. Samaroff was born Lucy Mary Olga Agnes Hickenlooper in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Galveston, where her family owned a business later wiped out in the 1900 Galveston hurricane. After her talent for the piano was discovered, she was sent to Europe to study <a href="https://www.l

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