Auguste Auspitz-Kolar

Auguste Auspitz-Kolár in 1867

Auguste Auspitz-Kolár (1843 or March 19, 1844 – December 23, 1878) was a Bohemian-born Austrian pianist and composer.

The daughter of Josef Jiří Kolár, actor, director and translator, and Anna Manetinská Kolárová, a singer, she was born Auguste Kolár in Prague and studied piano with Bedřich Smetana and then Josef Proksch in Prague and with Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady in Paris. In 1865, she travelled to Vienna where she performed in concerts held by the Hellmesberger Quartet. She also performed in concert with Clara Schumann. Auspitz-Kolár performed in London during the summers of 1868 and 1870.[1][2]

In 1868, she married physician Heinrich Auspitz.[1] She continued performing until her son Hans was born in 1875.[2]

Auspitz-Kolar died in Vienna.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Auguste Kolar papers". New York Public Library.
  2. 1 2 3 "Auspitz-Kolár, Auguste, Augusta, geb. Kolár, Kolaróva". Europäische Instrumentalistinnen des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts (in German). Sophie Drinker Institut.
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