Show samong the MAUD POWELL POWELL was considered MAUD the greatest woman violinist of america some say the greatest worn in violinist in the world 1 she was all american through and through though in the days when she iras making a reputation for herself in american birth was considered a misfortune those unlucky enough to ke born here ran abroad to study and changed their names to very comell rated and foreign sounding titles and returned to tale the american horn ige as a regular european but not 0 o maud powell she was born august 22 in peru dl and began studying the alo un when she was a mere infant one should begin young it possible she bald at the age of nine she was a child prodigy and played at large public performances using both piano and violin she even made occasional tours through the middle western baates she chicago to study when the was thirteen and in a few years ailed for leipzig and studied there and in berlin also in paris learning the best from the greatest teachers in every country she played by corn mand before royalty in london but saved her real debut for her beloved america from that time she was on tour europe america even south africa her fame steadily growing her husband was an englishman but her home was in america she owned one of the world s most precious violins one made by Guar marius del jesu besides bringing out the works of american composers she wrote a great deal for musical journals she died in 1920 by motthew adama |