Person Open DS/UK/6859 Ching; Samuel James (1900-1961); English pianist Ching Samuel James 1900-1961 English pianist Male James Ching

Samuel James Ching, known in the musical world as James Ching, was born on 19th April 1900 at 9 Liverpool Road, Thorton Heath, Croydon, Surrey. His father, also called Samuel James Ching, was a civil servant and his mother Alice was a teacher and a gifted pianist. She recognised that her son was also very musical and when he was seven years old she took him to play the piano to Henry Wood who was then a rising young conductor. He advised her to take her son to the Royal Academy of Music where he became the youngest junior student ever accepted by the Academy. He studied under Tobias Matthay, then one of its professors of piano. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 8/15/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 7961ca41-287f-47f6-ba42-1cbfb5cad238