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1pianist abroad, in 1885 toured in America, from 1886 was assistant-director of the Chicago Musical College, from 1891 taught in the Gottschalk Lyric School, in 1894–97 concertized in Europe, and then returned to Chicago. See art.
2*Januschowsky, Georgine von [Frau Adolf Neuendorff] (Austria, 1859?–1914, New York), a gifted operatic soprano, sang successfully in New York in 1880–91 and in 1893–95 in Vienna.
3Johns, Clayton (b. Newcastle, Del., 1857), at first educated as an architect, studied music at Boston and Berlin, and since 1884 has made his headquarters at Boston as concert-pianist, teacher, composer and author. See art.
4*Johnstone, Arthur Edward (b. England, 1860), brought to New York as a boy and educated there, has devoted himself to systematizing piano-methods and manuals for public-school music, especially as editor for the American Book Company. See art.
5Johnstone-Bishop, Mrs. Genevra (b. Van Wert, O., 1864), trained as a dramatic soprano at Oberlin, London and Paris, made her début in 1889, toured extensively in England and America, and has lately taught in Chicago.
6Jones, F. O., in 1886 published a notable Handbook of American Music and Musicians, compiled with care and intelligence.
7Juch, Emma Antonia Joanna (b. Austria, 1865, of American parents), trained in New York, appeared there in concert in 1882 and in opera in 1883, and until her retirement about 1895 was a favorite soprano. See art.
8*Kaun, Hugo (b. Prussia, 1863), the distinguished composer, was teacher and conductor at Milwaukee in 1887–1902. See art.
9Kelley, Edgar Stillman (b. Sparta, Wis., 1857), studied at Chicago and Stuttgart, from 1880 was organist in Oakland and San Francisco, from 1886 lectured in New York, from 1902 taught in Berlin, and since 1910 has been theory-teacher, composer and author at Cincinnati. See Vol. ii. 562–3, and art.
10Kelly, Thomas James (b. Ireland, 1870), in 1889–1916 was organist at Omaha, singing-teacher, conductor and critic, having charge of the music at the Exposition there in 1898, conducting festivals in 1911–15 and leading the Mendelssohn Choir. Since 1916 he has taught in Chicago, specializing in recitals of Irish music and community-singing.
11Kelso, Hugh Alexander, Jr. (b. Charleston, Ill., 1862), trained at Chicago, from 1885 concert-pianist at New York, has been since 1893 head of the School of Musical and Dramatic Art in Chicago. See art.
12*Kneisel, Franz (b. Rumania, 1865, of German parents), came to the Boston Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster in 1885, remaining till 1903, and since 1905 has taught at the Institute of Musical Art, New York. In 1886 he founded the famous Kneisel Quartet (dissolved in 1917). See Vol. ii. 589, and art.
13Kobbé, Gustav (New York, 1857–1918, Bay Shore, N. Y.), trained at Wiesbaden and New York, a graduate of Columbia (arts, 1877, law, 1879), was for over thirty years a facile writer on musical subjects. See art.
14*Kreisler, Fritz (b. Austria, 1875), the gifted violinist, first toured in America in 1889, came again in 1900, and often since. See Vol. ii. 599–600, and art.
15Kroeger, Ernest Richard (b. St. Louis, 1862), studied at St. Louis, and since 1883 has been active there as organist, pianist, teacher, conductor and composer, also as concert-pianist and lecturer elsewhere. See art.
16*Kronold, Hans (b. Poland, 1872), appeared in New York as 'cellist in 1886, played with the Symphony Society in 1893–97, and has taught many years at the New York College of Music. See art.
17*Küzdö, Victor (b. Hungary, 1869), visited America as concert-violinist in 1884, and, after study in London, returned in 1887, settling as player and teacher in New York. He has published several works for violin.
18Lachmund, Carl Valentine (b. Booneville, Mo., 1857), trained at Wiesbaden and Berlin and under Liszt, appeared as pianist in America in 1880 and '87, from 1891 has taught in New York, and in 1896–1908 conducted the Women's String Orchestra, which he organized. See art.
19*Lahee, Henry Charles (b. England, 1856), came to Boston about 1883, in 1891–99 was secretary of the New England Conservatory, and since then has conducted a musicians' agency. He has published a series of popular historical handbooks — singers, 1898, violinists, 1899, pianists, 1900, the opera in America, 1901, organists, 1902, opera-singers, 1912.
20L'Allemand, Pauline, née Ellhasser (b. Syracuse, 1862?), educated at Dresden and Paris, appeared with the American Opera Company in New York in 1886 as a brilliant operatic soprano.
21*Lambert, Alexander (b. Poland, 1862), came to New York in 1880 as a visiting pianist, returned in 1884, in 1887–1905 was director of the College of Music, and has continued since as teacher. See art.
22*Lankow, Anna (Rhine Prov., 1850–1908, Rhine Prov.), since 1870 a noted singer, came to New York in 1885, first as concert-singer, later as teacher. She published Die Wissenschaft des Kunstgesangs, 1899, 4th ed., 1905.
23*Leefson, Maurits (b. Holland, 1861), came as concert-pianist in 1887 to Philadelphia, where he taught for some years in the Musical Academy, and in 1899 joined Gustav Hille (see sec. 6) in the Leefson-Hille Conservatory, which he still conducts.
24Lehmann, George (b. New York, 1865), trained at Leipzig and Berlin, since 1883 has been violinist, teacher, conductor and writer, from 1886 at Cleveland, from 1889 abroad, from 1893 in New York, from 1907 in Berlin, and since 1916 again in New York. See art.
25*Lehmann, Lilli (b. Bavaria, 1848), a famous stage-soprano since 1865, came to America in
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