Dame Fanny Waterman 1920-2020

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of the Leeds International Competition and renowned piano teacher has died, aged 100.

[french frank]

Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of the Leeds International Competition and renowned piano teacher has died, aged 100.

That's, sadly, a long era ended.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That's, sadly, a long era ended.

It is, but what a legacy. I hope the BBC will give her the respect she deserves. A little limp so far on BBC News24, which merely says: "Piano Teacher, Dame Fanny Waterman, has died at the age of 100".

[french frank]

It is, but what a legacy. I hope the BBC will give her the respect she deserves. A little limp so far on BBC News24, which merely says: "Piano Teacher, Dame Fanny Waterman, has died at the age of 100".

Better coverage here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55393377

[kernelbogey]

It is, but what a legacy. I hope the BBC will give her the respect she deserves. A little limp so far on BBC News24, which merely says: "Piano Teacher, Dame Fanny Waterman, has died at the age of 100".

Several respectful mentions this morning on Breakfast from Petroc; and, I believe, subsequently by SK on EC.

[BBMmk2]

Several respectful mentions this morning on Breakfast from Petroc; and, I believe, subsequently by SK on EC.

Good to hear that Radio 3 Breakfast and Petroc mentioned her passing. RIP

[Ein Heldenleben]

It is, but what a legacy. I hope the BBC will give her the respect she deserves. A little limp so far on BBC News24, which merely says: "Piano Teacher, Dame Fanny Waterman, has died at the age of 100".

As a Piano teacher her lesson books written with Marion Harewood must be in more homes than just about any other music books around - with the possible exception of the ABRSM exam books. The number of pianists who took their first steps with those books must run into millions worldwide.

[rauschwerk]

I had the privilege of playing for Miss Waterman 40 years ago when she came to adjudicate at the Suffolk Music Festival. She was full of praise for my little recital of Bartok, Debussy and Rachmaninov. It made me feel that after 35 years of piano playing I had perhaps become a pianist worth listening to.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I had the privilege of playing for Miss Waterman 40 years ago when she came to adjudicate at the Suffolk Music Festival. She was full of praise for my little recital of Bartok, Debussy and Rachmaninov. It made me feel that after 35 years of piano playing I had perhaps become a pianist worth listening to.

Praise from her was worth having . Didn’t realise she was taught by Tobias Matthay - he of “lateral swing “ fame . He also taught Myra Hess and at one stage must have been Britain’s most influential piano teacher. Through her books and one to one teaching if anything she became even more influential.