Biography

Otto Moritz David Goldschmidt (1829-1907), pianist and composer, was born on 21 August 1829 in Hamburg, Germany. On Mendelssohn's advice he entered the newly opened Leipzig conservatory in the autumn of 1843, and studied there for three years, attending Mendelssohn's select class for piano phrasing, and learning piano technique from Plaidy and counterpoint from Moritz Hauptmann. From 1846 to 1848 Goldschmidt taught and performed in Hamburg, and in 1848 he was sent to Paris to study under Chopin. He was a knight of the Swedish order of the Vasa (1876), and was given the Swedish gold medal litteris et artibus, with the commander ribbon of the polar star (1893). He was a chief officer or honorary member of the majority of London musical institutions, including the Philharmonic Society, and was elected a member of the Athenaeum in 1876. Goldschmidt died on 24 February 1907 at his house, 1 Moreton Gardens, The Boltons, South Kensington.

Found in 1 Collection or Record: