Person Open DS/UK/9988 Leygraf; Hans (1920-2011); Swedish pianist, piano teacher, conductor, composer Leygraf Hans 1920-2011 Swedish pianist, piano teacher, conductor, composer Male His Leygraf

His Leygraf (7 September 1920, Stockholm, Sweden - 12 February 2011, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish pianist, piano teacher, conductor and composer. Leygraf studied piano with Geoffrey Boon in Stockholm and Anna Hirzel-Langenhan in Switzerland. He was one of Sweden's most internationally renowned musicians as well as a famous teacher. He taught permanently at Edsbergs Music Institute of Stockholm, in Darmstadt , Hannover , Berlin and Salzburg. In Salzburg, he was professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Mozarteum between 1972 and 1990, but continued until 2007, which provide lessons for especially talented students. He gave concerts until 2010 and was probably best known for his interpretations of Mozart and Schubert. As a composer he was a member of the Monday Group, but he stopped composing in the 1940s. 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 RAHdroberts 12/9/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 358ccf32-4e99-4a85-b84e-460770c226da