Franz Josef Hirt
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Franz Josef Hirt (7 February 1899 – 20 May 1985) was a Swiss classical pianist.
Born in Lucerne, Hirt studied with Hans Huber, Ernst Levy, Egon Petri and Alfred Cortot. From 1930 he led a concert education class at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern .[1] For his commitment to contemporary French music, the French government honoured him in 1927 with the Ordre des Palmes académiques, in 1948 with the title of Knight of the Legion of Honour and in 1957 with the title of Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was appointed to the Paris École Normale de Musique by Alfred Cortot.[2][3]
Hirt died in Bern at the age of 86.
External links
- Literature by and about Franz Josef Hirt in the German National Library catalogue
References
- ^ Regula Puskás: Franz Josef Hirt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Regula Puskás: Hirt, Franz Josef on Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
- ^ Collection of Hirt
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