{"product_id":"18105-guller-youra-original-photograph","title":"Guller, Youra. (1895 - 1980) Original Photograph","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOriginal photograph, ca. 1940's, of the pianist leaning her chin on her hand. Penned on the verso in Italian: \"Tempi passati...\" This image used on the cover of the Nimbus Records \"The Art of Youra Guller: A Legendary Pianist.\"  Fine. 5 x 6.75 inches (12.7 x 17 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eBorn in \u003c\/span\u003eMarseille\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e as \u003c\/span\u003eRose-Georgette Guller\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, of Russian-Romanian heritage, Guller began her studies at the age of five enrolled at the \u003c\/span\u003eParis Conservatory at the age of nine\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, where she worked with \u003c\/span\u003eIsidor Philipp\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e. In the 1930s, on the occasion of a concert tour planned for just 10 days, she stayed in China for eight years, returning to France on the verge of the Second World War and the invasion of German troops. As a Jew, she was forced to restrict her activities and to hide. After the war in the 1950s this prominent pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eperformed only occasionally due to illness, making her New York debut in 1971.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eFrom the collection of Georgian-Russian pianist Nikita Magaloff and his wife Irene, the daughter of violinist Joseph Szigeti. Magaloff, born to a noble Georgian family in St. Petersburg, was influenced by family friend Serge Prokofiev and studied with Siloti and Isidor Philipp. Among the friends he made studying at the Paris Conservatory was Maurice Ravel, who considered him \"a great, a truly extraordinary musician.\" He was especially known as the first pianist to record the complete works of Chopin, and for his elegant, refined style, which became more daring later in life.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093671792799,"sku":"18105","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/18105.jpg?v=1722189590","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18105-guller-youra-original-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}