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Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.
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Learn about the life and career of Josef Hofmann, a child prodigy and a pupil of Anton Rubinstein. Discover his unique style, technique, and legacy as a Steinway artist.
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Nov 25, 2023 · Explore a chronology for the great Polish pianist Josef Hofmann (1876-1957), detailing his concert programs and recording sessions.
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Josef Casimir Hofmann (born Jan. 20, 1876, Podgorze, near Kraków, Pol.—died Feb. 16, 1957, Los Angeles) was a Polish-born American pianist, especially noted for his glittering performances of the music of Frédéric Chopin. He gave his first concert at the age of 6 and toured the United States at 11.
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Aug 13, 2019 · Josef Casimir Hofmann, (born Jan. 20, 1876, Podgorze, near Kraków, Pol.—died Feb. 16, 1957, Los Angeles), Polish-born American pianist, especially noted for his glittering performances ...more.
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culture.pl › en › articleTwice The Genius: The Music & Inventions of Józef Hofmann

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Polish-born Józef Hofmann was not only a highly acclaimed pianist, respected by the likes of Rachmaninov, but also a keen inventor. He registered over 70 patents, including a proto-GPS and a solution decreasing the resistive drag of piano keys, which is still used today in Steinway pianos.
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Who is Josef Casimir Hofmann?
Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor. Josef Hofmann was born in Podgórze (a district of Kraków ), in Austro-Hungarian Galicia (present-day Poland) in 1876.

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What songs do Josef Hofmann & Casimir Hofmann play?
Josef Hofmann & Casimir Hofmann, pianos · HOFMANN: Berceuse in B major (from Six Compositions) · HOFMANN: Mazurka No.3 in D minor (from Six Compositions) · MENDELSSOHN: Song Without Words in C major, Op.67 No.4 (Spinning Song) · WALLACE: Fantasy & Variations on La Cracovienne

Josef Hofmann – Performance Chronology I | Classical Pianists

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Who is Józef Hofmann?
Józef Hofmann was born in Kraków. He started learning to play piano at the age of three – at first, it was his sister who was teaching him, later his aunt. When he turned four, his father, a splendid pianist himself, took over his education.

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Is Josef Hofmann still alive?
Commenting on Hofmann's sharp decline, Sergei Rachmaninoff said, "Hofmann is still sky high ... the greatest pianist alive if he is sober and in form. Otherwise, it is impossible to recognize the Hofmann of old". Oscar Levant wrote, "one of the terrible tragedies of music was the disintegration of Josef Hofmann as an artist.

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www.ccwatershed.org › josef-hofmann-master-pianistJosef Hofmann: “King of Pianists” - Corpus Christi Watershed

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Apr 22, 2019 · When Mary Louise Curtis Bok began planning a new music conservatory in Philadelphia, she turned for assistance to one of her oldest and dearest friends: renowned pianist Josef Hofmann.