Sally Liebling, sometimes given as Solly Liebling,[1] (8 April 1859 – 15 September 1909[2]) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher.
Biography
Born in the province of Posen, Liebling was from a prominent Jewish family of musicians.[2] His three brothers, Georg, Emil, and Max Liebling, were also successful pianists, and all four of them were trained on the piano by Franz Liszt.[1] Sally studied with Liszt at Weimar in 1884.[3] The four brothers also had success as composers in addition to being notable performers. His older brother Max moved to New York City as a teenager having already had a career as a concert pianist in Europe.[1] Max was the father of several successful musicians, including the soprano and famous voice teacher Estelle Liebling; the cellist James Liebling; and the music critic, pianist, composer, and opera librettist Leonard Liebling.[1]
In addition to his time as a pupil of Liszt, Sally Liebling pursued further studies in music and the piano under Theodor Kullak, Franz Bendel and Carl Friedrich Weitzmann in Berlin.[3] He made a number of concert tours in Germany, and with Theodore Thomas's orchestra in the United States (1875).[2] He subsequently gave many recitals with well-known artists.[3]
In 1888 he founded the New Conservatory of Music at Berlin where he taught until his death.[2] His students included Selmar Janson.
