Teacher and pianist. Born Clapham. 1903 he published "The Act of Touch" a book on piano playing technique and learning. This and other books and his Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School in Oxford Street and then in Wimpole Street made him extremely influential in the piano world. Died at his country home near Haslemere.
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Tobias Matthay
Tobias Matthay, 1858 - 1945, teacher and pianist, lived here. Greater London ...
Became a student at UCL in 1863. The picture source gives details of his assasination by a Korean nationalist. Picture source gives details of this.
Headteacher of Christ Church Primary School, 1992 - 2009. The image comes from a 2010 interview.
A further education college in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.It has four different campuses, the largest of which is on Poplar High Street.
Architect was J.P. Gandy Deering.  The British Museum's drawing is from 1832. Built as a non-conformist private academy for boys but the school only lasted a few years. ‘Ian Fleming’ by Andrew Lyc...
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