Clara Haskil

Pianist

Birthday January 7, 1895

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Bucharest, Romania

DEATH DATE Dec 7, 1960 (65)

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About

Classical musician known for her chamber music and mastery of early Romantic-era composers. Her career was hindered by many physical maladies.

Before Fame

She studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Alfred Cortot, Lazare Levy, and Mme Giraud-Letarse. She was graduated with a Premier Pix in both piano and violin at the age of 15.

Trivia

She not only battled scoliosis, but also stage fright and struggled through a prolonged period of poverty. She was finally noticed in 1949 after a Netherlands concert tour won her great acclaim.

Family Life

She was born in Bucharest to a Sephardic Jewish family.

Associated With

She was close friends with comedian Charlie Chaplin who called her one of three geniuses he had been privileged to meet.