Hilda Bor
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Hilda Bor (7 May 1910 – 19 December 1993) was a British classical pianist of Russian-Jewish descent.
Career
[edit]A child prodigy, Bor was a recitalist during the 1920s and 1930s. She performed with the Griller Quartet, the Amadeus and the Kantrovich Trio, and was a regular broadcaster for the BBC.
Two of her pianist contemporaries were Eileen Joyce, and Myra Hess, who organised the wartime concerts at the National Gallery. Bor created her own series of lunchtime concerts at London's Royal Exchange.
After World War II she became a piano teacher. Her pupils included Prince Charles and Princess Anne.[1]
Relatives
[edit]Hilda Bor was the older sister of violinist and composer Edward Bor. In 2010 Edward completed a book to mark Hilda's centenary year.[2]
Guitarist Rachel Bor (now Rachel Lovell) from the band Dolly Mixture is Hilda Bor's niece. The drummer in Cambridge punk band The Users, Andrew Bor (now Andrew O'Hanrahan), is Hilda Bor's nephew. The founder of Honeycomb Animation, Simon Bor, is also Hilda Bor's nephew.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Hilda Bor". The Independent. 4 January 1994. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Hilda Bor, A Forgotten Pianist (1910-1993) on YouTube
External links
[edit]- 1910 births
- 1993 deaths
- Musicians from London
- English women pianists
- English classical pianists
- British piano educators
- Jewish classical pianists
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
- Jewish English musicians
- 20th-century British classical pianists
- 20th-century English musicians
- 20th-century English women musicians
- British women music educators
- 20th-century women pianists