Edward Dannreuther

Edward Dannreuther (1844-1905)

German pianist and writer on music (b. 4 November 1844 in Strasbourg; d. 12 February 1905 in London), born Edward George Dannreuther.

Dannreuther trained at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870). In 1863 he moved to London, and subsequently became a naturalised British citizen. He was very prominent in musical circles, founding the London Wagner Society in 1872.

On 11 March 1876 [N.S.], he performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Crystal Palace in London, and wrote to the composer suggesting a series of alterations that were subsequently incorporated into the second edition (1879).

Dannreuther had previously also given the first performance in England of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto, at a Crystal Palace concert in London on 18 April 1874 [N.S.].

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Edward Dannreuther has survived, dating from 1876, and has been translated into English on this website:

• Letter 455 – 18/30 March 1876, from Moscow

Bibliography

• Occasional notes (1907)
• Неизданное письмо П. Чайковского (1907)
• The Text of Tchaikovsky's B flat minor concerto (1969)

External Links

• Wikipedia
• Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• VIAF