Sylvia Straus
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Sylvia Straus (born in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American classical pianist.
She married Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on December 10, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. Their daughter Susannah Heschel is a Jewish Scholar.
Strauss studied music, philosophy and literature. Arthur Rubinstein recommended her to Eduard Steuermann (1892-1964), a Jew of Polish descent who had studied piano with Busoni, composition with Schoenberg and was affiliated with the Second Viennese School. Strauss became a master student of Steuermann.
[edit] References
- Heymal, Michael Witness to the Existence of God: Music in the Work of Abraham J. Heschel
- Heschel, Susannah Abraham Joshua Heschel (1996)
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