About Marie Proksch
Lived 1836 – 1900 (aged 63). Marie Proksch was an Austrian composer, pianist and music educator.
Marie Proksch (1836 – 17 May 1900) was a Bohemian pianist, music educator and composer.
Biography Marie Proksch was the daughter of blind pianist Josef Proksch (1794–1864) who also taught music to Bedřich Smetana. Proksch was born in Prague, where she studied music under her father.
She went on a concert tour in 1856/57, which included a several-month stay in Paris, and became known as a concert pianist.
After the death of her father in 1864, she took control with her brother Theodore Proksch of her father's Musikbildungsanstalt Institute (a music school founded in 1830) in Prague.
After her brother died in 1876, she began composing pieces for piano.
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Who was Marie Proksch?
composer (1836–1900)
When was Marie Proksch born?
Marie Proksch was born on 28 June 1836 in Prague, Old Town.
When did Marie Proksch die?
Marie Proksch died on 17 May 1900 in Prague, Old Town.
What was Marie Proksch's occupation?
Marie Proksch was a composer, pianist and music educator.
What nationality was Marie Proksch?
Marie Proksch was Austrian.
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