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3 unusual facts about Macfarren


Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren (1813–87), English composer, son of George Macfarren

Walter Macfarren (1826–1905), pianist and composer, brother of George Alexander Macfarren and in whose name the Royal Academy of Music prize is awarded

Emma Maria Macfarren (1824–95), English pianist and composer, sister-in-law of George Alexander Macfarren


Clifford Curzon

Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music where he won the prestigious Macfarren Gold Medal in 1924, at the age of 17, Curzon was the youngest pupil ever to have been accepted into the senior school.

George Macfarren

George Macfarren (1788–1843) was a playwright and the father of composer George Alexander Macfarren.


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