Florica Musicescu (21 May 1887,

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–19 March 1969,

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) was a renowned

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and musical pedagogue, daughter of the renowned composer, conductor and musicologist

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. She taught piano music for many decades at the

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(known as Royal Music Academy prior to

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). For her masterful guidance and mentorship, she is considered to be one of the founders of the Romanian School of Piano Music. Many of the famous pianists of the 20th century emerged from this school: Mihai Brediceanu, Paul Dan, Dan Grigore, Mindru Katz,

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, Myriam Marbe,

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, Madeleine Cantacuzene,

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, Maria Fotino, Corneliu Gheorghiu,Gheorghiu, Corneliu: ''De la pianistique'', Bruxelles 2007, Marietta Orlov,

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and Tamás Vesmás.

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External links

Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950)- a biography (the Lipatti-Haskil Foundation)Musical and Choreographic Calendar

1887 births 1969 deaths Musicians from Iași Romanian classical pianists Academic staff of the National University of Music Bucharest 20th-century Romanian classical pianists Romanian women music educators Romanian women classical pianists 20th-century Romanian women pianists 20th-century Romanian pianists {{classical-pianist-stub