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CodeDS/UK/8083
NameAsher; Clara (23 March 1867-2 October 1942); English pianist
Variations of NameClara Asher-Lucas
Dates23 March 1867-2 October 1942
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England (born)
RelationshipsSpouse of Clarence Reynolds Lucas (compser and conductor)
Mother of Ethel Asher (violinist), Erda Asher (pianist), Van Norman Asher, Leighton Asher (ballet dancer and conductor) and Clarabel
BiographyClara Asher was a pianist. She had studied with Clara Schumann and made her Toronto debut in 1888.

She was a child prodigy and had played the piano before Queen Victoria when she was only 5 years old.

Because of her diminutive size, she was called ' The Pocket Pianist.'

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