Lazzaro Uzielli (4 February 1861 − 8 October 1943) was an Italian pianist and music educator.

Life

Born in

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, Uzielli studied in his home town with

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und Giuseppe Buonamici, then with

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in Berlin, and with

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and

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at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt. From 1883 to 1907 he worked as a teacher at Dr. Hoch's, and then followed a call to the

Hochschule für Musik Köln ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right t ...

. In his long years as a teacher he had numerous students who became important pianists. He undertook numerous concert tours through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands. Uzielli died in Bonn aged 82.

Well-known students

Uziello's students included: *

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* Hubert Giesen * Alfred Hoehn *

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* Karl Hermann Pillney *

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Literature

* (ed.): ''Kurzbiographien zur Geschichte der Juden 1918–1945.'' Edited by Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem. Saur, Munich 1988, . * Zvi Asaria (ed. and Rabbiner der Synagogengemeinde Köln): ''Die Juden in Köln. Von den ältesten Zeiten bis zur Gegenwart.''''Die Juden in Köln. Von den ältesten Zeiten bis zur Gegenwart.''
on WorldCat Verlag J. P. Bachem, Cologne 1959.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uzielli, Lazzaro Italian classical pianists Italian male classical pianists Italian music educators Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 1861 births 1943 deaths Musicians from Florence