1. Maria Korchinska was a distinguished 20th-century Russian harpist and one of the leading 20th-century harpists in Great Britain.
15 Facts About Maria Korchinska
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Maria Korchinska's father believed that Russia was entering a time of great change and that given the relatively high number of pianists in Russia it would be easier for his daughter to find work as a harpist than as a pianist.
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Maria Korchinska was a founding member of the Persimfans, the famous "Orchestra without a conductor".
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Maria Korchinska was one of the many musicians who played at Vladimir Lenin's funeral.
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In Great Britain, Maria Korchinska founded the UK Harp Association and had a successful career as a soloist and ensemble player.
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Maria Korchinska was the first harpist to play at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, was a founding member of the Wigmore Ensemble and was the first British judge at the Israeli Harp competition.
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Maria Korchinska's son Alexander was born in England in July 1926.
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Maria Korchinska's portrait was taken by Norman Parkinson in 1953 and is part of the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
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Maria Korchinska performed in the premieres of several Benjamin Britten works including the Festival of Carols.
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Maria Korchinska founded Harp Week in the Netherlands alongside Phia Berghout.
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Maria Korchinska practised three hours every day until her death in 1979.
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Maria Korchinska taught Karen Vaughan, currently Head of Harp at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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In 1922 Maria Korchinska married Count Constantine Benckendorff.
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Maria Korchinska's daughter Nathalie was born in Moscow in September 1923, and in 1946, she married the British art historian Humphrey Brooke.
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Maria Korchinska had to carry her father's body to his funeral.