Charlotte Schlesinger

Charlotte Schlesinger (1909-1976) was a German pianist and composer.

Charlotte Schlesinger
Charlotte Schlesinger at Black Mountain College
Born	1909 Berlin
Died	1976 London
Education	Berlin Hochschule für Musik
Occupation	Pianist and composer

She was a student of Franz Schreker at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from 1925-1930.[1] In 1935 she left the Vienna Conservatory to teach at the Ukrainian S.S.S.R. Conservatory.

Schlesinger migrated to America as a refugee[2] in 1938. She taught piano at Black Mountain College from fall 1946 through spring 1949, when she resigned along with several other faculty, including Theodore Dreier, Josef Albers, Anni Albers, and Trude Guermonprez.[3]

She went on to teach for many years at the Wilson School of Music in Yakima, Washington.[4]

Recordings

• EntArteOper Festival - Kammermusik & Lieder songs : Es ziehen die Reihe lang; Wie hell das Licht mir scheinet; Was hör ich - on recital Hermine Haselböck (soprano)

References

1. Shifman, Misha. Physics In A Mad World (2015) footnote, p. 164: "Bimbus was a nickname of Charlotte Schlesinger (1909-1976), a distinguished pianist and composer. She graduated from the Berlin Hochschule für Musik (1925-1930), and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Vienna Conservatory."
2. Academic Affairs Library, Center for the Study of the American South, IRSS Faculty Working Group in Southern Studies (Spring 1996). "Southern Research Report #8: They Fled Hitler's Germany and Found Refuge in North Carolina" (PDF). p. 130. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-03.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. "North Carolina's Black Mountain College: A New Deal in American Education". ARTES MAGAZINE. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
4. "The OREL Foundation | Articles & Essays | The Dispersion of Hitler's Exiles: European Musicians as Agents of Cultural Transformation". orelfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-08-03.