Michael Von Zadora

Born June 14, 1882 New York; died June 30, 1946 New York. was an American pianist and composer of Polish parents. He first learnt to play the piano from his father, in 1899 he enrolled at the Paris Conservatory, from there he travelled to Vienna for lessons with Theodor Leschetitzky and Ferrucio Busoni. From 1911 - 1912 he taugth at the Lemberg Conservatory, the Hochschule für Musik and the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin. As World War I approached Zadora returned to America and took a post at the Institute of Musical Art in New York. By 1923 Michael Zadora was back in Berlin, where at the Beethovensaal he was the first pianist to give an all-Busoni recital. In 1938 he played at London's Wigmare Hall. Zadora composed a few original works (piano pieces, songs, etc.) in his name and under the pseudonym of Pietro Amadis.