What Austrian-born British concert pianist co-founded the Leeds International Piano Competition?
Marion Stein Maria Stein, CBE (Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine; 18 October 19266 March 2014), known as Marion Stein, and subsequently by marriage as Marion Lascelles, Countess of Harewood, and later Marion Thorpe, was an Austrian-born British concert pianist.
John Vallier John Vallier (1920 – 1991) was an English classical pianist and composer who could trace his musical ancestry in an eminently distinguished line back to the Romantic Era of the 19th Century. He was born in 1920 and was only 4 years old when he appeared in public for the first time, at London’s Wigmore Hall. He was especially admired for his interpretations and performances of Chopin and Schumann. His last solo recital at London’s Royal Festival Hall was attended by HM The Queen Mother.