Adella Prentiss Hughes

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Adella Prentiss Hughes was a pianist and impresario best known as the main organiser of Cleveland Orchestra.

She was born on 29 November 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio and played piano in early-1890s as soloist and accompanist. Then she became more interested in promoting music. She held Cleveland Grand orchestra since 1904 till 1912 when this orchestra disbanded. Then in 1918 Hughes founded new Cleveland Orchestra and invited Nikolai Sokoloff to head it. She served as a manager of this orchestra for 15 years.

Missis Hughes died on 23 August 1950.