Alpenheim, Ilse Von

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Alpenheim, Ilse Von

Alpenheim, Ile Von, Austrian pianist; b. Innsbruck, Feb. 11, 1927. She studied with Franz Ledwinka and Winfried Wolf at the Salzburg Mozarteum. She made tours of Europe, Japan, Australia, and the U.S. as a soloist with orchs., as a recitalist, and as a chamber music player. In 1969 she married Antal Doráti. She was particularly well known for her sensitive performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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