{"product_id":"25618-bauer-harold-clement-ada-signed-photograph-to-ada-clement-pianist-founder-of-san-francisco-conservatory","title":"Bauer, Harold. (1873–1951) [Clement, Ada. (1878 –1952)] Signed Photograph to Ada Clement, Pianist \u0026 Founder of San Francisco Conservatory","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eUnusual signed doubleweight Apeda of NY composite photograph of the wonderful English musician, who began as a successful violinist and later had a major career as a pianist. A student of Paderewski, he premiered Debussy's \"Children's Corner\" and after settling in the US, founded the Beethoven Association and taught for many years at the Manhattan School of Music. He is shown here in a series of 11 miniature portraits, most of him at the keyboard, and has inscribed to Ada Clement, American pianist and music teacher who co-founded what would become the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  Inscribed in the lower area \"To Miss Ada Clement \/ with best wish es from her old friend \/ Harold Bauer NY 1919.\" 8 x 10 inches; 20 x 25.2 cm. Some staining, foxing and chips to the borders, a few stains or scratches on the images, mostly unobtrusive and still very presentable overall. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eClement was born in San Francisco and studied with Mrs. John Vance Cheeney , Oscar Cushing, and Oscar Weil before moving to Europe in 1909 to take piano lessons with Josef Lhévinne and Harold Bauer. In autumn 1917, Clement with friend and lover, Lillian Hodghead, opened the Ada Clement Piano School and by 1923 the school was offering courses in a number of musical instruments and was renamed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Clement taught and was co-director of the Conservatory until 1925 when she was succeeded by her friend, tutor and lover Ernest Bloch. When Clement died in 1952, Bloch wrote a special composition \"In Memorium\" for her.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62716191146143,"sku":"25618","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/BauerSP25618.jpg?v=1773940667","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25618-bauer-harold-clement-ada-signed-photograph-to-ada-clement-pianist-founder-of-san-francisco-conservatory","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}