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| name = Ida Krehm
| name = Ida Krehm
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|02|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|02|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|08|12|1912|02|24}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|08|12|1912|02|24}}
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| education = [[Hamburger Konservatorium|Hambourg Conservatory]]
| education = [[Hamburger Konservatorium|Hambourg Conservatory]]
| occupation = Pianist
| occupation = Pianist
| spouse = {{marriage|Joseph Richard Pick|1936|1955|end=her death}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Joseph Richard Pick|1936|1955|end=died}}
}}
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'''Ida Krehm''' (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1998) was a Canadian-American pianist. She began playing the piano at the age of seven and studied at the [[Hamburger Konservatorium|Hamburg Conservatory]]. Krehm earned recognition as an orchestral soloist and recitalist with various symphony orchestras in the Americas and Europe. She also performed the role of a conductor-pianist and recorded the works of various composers. The Ida Krehm Memorial Scholarship was setup by her family at [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]].
'''Ida Krehm''' (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1998) was a Canadian-American pianist. She began playing the piano at the age of seven and studied at the [[Hamburger Konservatorium|Hamburg Conservatory]]. Krehm earned recognition as an orchestral soloist and recitalist with various symphony orchestras in the Americas and Europe. She also performed the role of a conductor-pianist and recorded the works of various composers. The Ida Krehm Memorial Scholarship was setup by her family at [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]].
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==Career==
==Career==
Upon first experiencing playing to a large audience, Krehm became further inclined to play music. From the ages of eleven to thirteen, she won each of the Canadian national competitions such as the Canadian National Exhibition three times (1923, 1924 and 1925) as well as the Ontario Musical Festival and the Welsh Eisteddfod in 1923 and 1924.<ref name="ODT1939Profile" /> Krehm made her first public concert appearance at a newspaper contest at Bloor St. United Church in 1924,<ref name="TSObit">{{cite news|last=Devos|first=Phillipe|title=Ida Krehm, 86, concert pianist, recording artist|url=https://www-proquest-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/docview/437809828/F0C60F1EBF8448B8PQ/2?accountid=196403|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 24, 1998|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=1|via=ProQuest|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and began teaching at age 13.<ref name="TCEEntry" /> She became a resident of the United States in 1929,<ref name="MG1947">{{cite news|title=Ida Krehm, Portia White Featured On Top Broadcasts Next Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300482/ida-krehm-montreal-gazette-31-may-1947/|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=May 31, 1947|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=24|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> moving to the Chicago Musical Institute to study under the Swiss conductor and pianist [[Rudolph Ganz]].<ref name="TGMObit" />
Upon first experiencing playing to a large audience, Krehm became further inclined to play music. From the ages of eleven to thirteen, she won each of the Canadian national competitions such as the Canadian National Exhibition three times (1923, 1924 and 1925) as well as the Ontario Musical Festival and the Welsh Eisteddfod in 1923 and 1924.<ref name="ODT1939Profile" /> Krehm made her first public concert appearance at a newspaper contest at Bloor St. United Church in 1924,<ref name="TSObit">{{cite news|last=Devos|first=Phillipe|title=Ida Krehm, 86, concert pianist, recording artist|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/437809828|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 24, 1998|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=1|id={{ProQuest|437809828}} |via=ProQuest|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and began teaching at age 13.<ref name="TCEEntry" /> She became a resident of the United States in 1929,<ref name="MG1947">{{cite news|title=Ida Krehm, Portia White Featured On Top Broadcasts Next Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300482/ida-krehm-montreal-gazette-31-may-1947/|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=May 31, 1947|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=24|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> moving to the Chicago Musical Institute to study under the Swiss conductor and pianist [[Rudolph Ganz]].<ref name="TGMObit" />


Krehm won three national accolades over the course of three weeks in 1937.<ref name="TCEEntry" /><ref name="TGMObit" /> She earned the Schubert Memorial Award by making three appearances alongside the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]], the cash prize of the [[National Federation of Music Clubs]],<ref name="TCEEntry" /> and the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Award on her debut in New York City at [[The Town Hall (New York City)|The Town Hall]] in December 1937.<ref name="NYDebut1937">{{cite news|last=T.|first=H.|title=Ida Krehm, Pianist, Makes Debut Here: Young Artist Who Captured in One Season Three Prizes Reveals Talent|url=https://www-proquest-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/docview/1913419086/EFD91C7935E9433DPQ/5?accountid=196403|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=30|date=December 15, 1937|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=ProQuest|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Krehm's professional debut in Canada came at the [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] in the [[University of Toronto]] for the Women's Musical Club of Toronto on March 2, 1939.<ref name="TCEEntry" />
Krehm won three national accolades over the course of three weeks in 1937.<ref name="TCEEntry" /><ref name="TGMObit" /> She earned the Schubert Memorial Award by making three appearances alongside the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]], the cash prize of the [[National Federation of Music Clubs]],<ref name="TCEEntry" /> and the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Award on her debut in New York City at [[The Town Hall (New York City)|The Town Hall]] in December 1937.<ref name="NYDebut1937">{{cite news|last=T.|first=H.|title=Ida Krehm, Pianist, Makes Debut Here: Young Artist Who Captured in One Season Three Prizes Reveals Talent|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1913419086|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=30|date=December 15, 1937|accessdate=June 10, 2021|id={{ProQuest|1913419086}} |via=ProQuest|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Krehm's professional debut in Canada came at the [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] in the [[University of Toronto]] for the Women's Musical Club of Toronto on March 2, 1939.<ref name="TCEEntry" />


She went on to earn more recognition as an orchestral soloist and a recitalist in the Americas with the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Cleveland Orchestra]], the [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], the Guatemala National Symphony Orchestra, the [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra|St Louis Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] and in Europe with the [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] and the [[Philharmonia Zurich|Zurich Radio Orchestra]].<ref name="TCEEntry" /><ref name="MG1951">{{cite news|title=Ida Krehm Is Selected To Open Next YM-YWH.A. Concert Series|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300651/ida-krehm-2-june-1951-montreal-gazette/|work=Montreal Gazette|date=June 2, 1951|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=22|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref><ref name="SBT1969">{{cite news|title=Pianist Ida Krehm Plans Concert at Andrews U.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300408/ida-krehm-sbt-30-march-1969-article/|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|date=March 30, 1969|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=26|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> Krehm was made Bloch's selected soloist for the of his ''Scherzo fantasque'' with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on December 2, 1950, and was the introducer of works by [[Georg Benda|Jiri Antonin Benda]], [[Norman Dello Joio]], [[Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis|M.K. Čiurlionis]], Rudolph Ganz, [[Carlos Surinach]], [[Alexandre Tansman]] and [[Alexander Tcherepnin]].<ref name="TCEEntry" />
She went on to earn more recognition as an orchestral soloist and a recitalist in the Americas with the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Cleveland Orchestra]], the [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], the Guatemala National Symphony Orchestra, the [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]], and in Europe with the [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] and the [[Philharmonia Zurich|Zurich Radio Orchestra]].<ref name="TCEEntry" /><ref name="MG1951">{{cite news|title=Ida Krehm Is Selected To Open Next YM-YWH.A. Concert Series|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300651/ida-krehm-2-june-1951-montreal-gazette/|work=Montreal Gazette|date=June 2, 1951|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=22|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref><ref name="SBT1969">{{cite news|title=Pianist Ida Krehm Plans Concert at Andrews U.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79300408/ida-krehm-sbt-30-march-1969-article/|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|date=March 30, 1969|accessdate=June 10, 2021|page=26|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> Krehm was made Bloch's selected soloist for his ''Scherzo fantasque'' with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on December 2, 1950, and was the introducer of works by [[Georg Benda|Jiri Antonin Benda]], [[Norman Dello Joio]], [[Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis|M.K. Čiurlionis]], Rudolph Ganz, [[Carlos Surinach]], [[Alexandre Tansman]] and [[Alexander Tcherepnin]].<ref name="TCEEntry" />


In 1962, Krehm made her debut as a pianist-conductor in [[Hilversum]], the Netherlands and went on to repeat this role with London's [[English Chamber Orchestra]] and [[Melos Ensemble]] and the [[CBC Symphony Orchestra]] in Toronto. She also performed this role in Berlin, [[Trondheim]] in Norway and at the 1976 Oriveto Festival. Krehm commissioned the 1977 ''Concertino'' by [[Srul Irving Glick]] she wrote for her to play on the keyboard. She recorded the works of various composers such as [[Robert Schumann]], [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], [[Alexander Scriabin]] among others.<ref name="TCEEntry" />
In 1962, Krehm made her debut as a pianist-conductor in [[Hilversum]], the Netherlands and went on to repeat this role with London's [[English Chamber Orchestra]] and [[Melos Ensemble]] and the [[CBC Symphony Orchestra]] in Toronto. She also performed this role in Berlin, [[Trondheim]] in Norway and at the 1976 Oriveto Festival. Krehm commissioned the 1977 ''Concertino'' by [[Srul Irving Glick]] she wrote for her to play on the keyboard. She recorded the works of various composers such as [[Robert Schumann]], [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], [[Alexander Scriabin]] among others.<ref name="TCEEntry" />
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Ida Krehm
Born(1912-02-24)February 24, 1912
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 12, 1998(1998-08-12) (aged 86)
San José, Costa Rica
NationalityCanadian-American
Citizenship
  • Canadian
  • United States of America
EducationHambourg Conservatory
OccupationPianist
Spouse
Joseph Richard Pick
​
​
(m. 1936; died 1955)​

Ida Krehm (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1998) was a Canadian-American pianist. She began playing the piano at the age of seven and studied at the Hamburg Conservatory. Krehm earned recognition as an orchestral soloist and recitalist with various symphony orchestras in the Americas and Europe. She also performed the role of a conductor-pianist and recorded the works of various composers. The Ida Krehm Memorial Scholarship was setup by her family at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

Early life and education

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On February 24, 1912,[1] Krehm was born in Toronto, Canada.[2] Her parents were modest Russian Jewish immigrants who had no background in music.[3] Krehm had one younger brother. She had early ambitions not centred around music and liked doing school work and doing watercolour and drawing. Artistry was discouraged by Krehm's parents and she spent more time doing music.[2] When she turned seven years old,[2] she began playing the piano and went to study under Norah Drewett de Kresz, Ernest Farmer and Viggo Kihl as well as theory with Healey Willan at the Hambourg Conservatory.[1][3] Krehm also did heavy training in harmony following advice by Granville Bantock.[2]

Career

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Upon first experiencing playing to a large audience, Krehm became further inclined to play music. From the ages of eleven to thirteen, she won each of the Canadian national competitions such as the Canadian National Exhibition three times (1923, 1924 and 1925) as well as the Ontario Musical Festival and the Welsh Eisteddfod in 1923 and 1924.[2] Krehm made her first public concert appearance at a newspaper contest at Bloor St. United Church in 1924,[4] and began teaching at age 13.[1] She became a resident of the United States in 1929,[5] moving to the Chicago Musical Institute to study under the Swiss conductor and pianist Rudolph Ganz.[3]

Krehm won three national accolades over the course of three weeks in 1937.[1][3] She earned the Schubert Memorial Award by making three appearances alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra, the cash prize of the National Federation of Music Clubs,[1] and the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Award on her debut in New York City at The Town Hall in December 1937.[6] Krehm's professional debut in Canada came at the Hart House in the University of Toronto for the Women's Musical Club of Toronto on March 2, 1939.[1]

She went on to earn more recognition as an orchestral soloist and a recitalist in the Americas with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Guatemala National Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and in Europe with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zurich Radio Orchestra.[1][7][8] Krehm was made Bloch's selected soloist for his Scherzo fantasque with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on December 2, 1950, and was the introducer of works by Jiri Antonin Benda, Norman Dello Joio, M.K. Čiurlionis, Rudolph Ganz, Carlos Surinach, Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin.[1]

In 1962, Krehm made her debut as a pianist-conductor in Hilversum, the Netherlands and went on to repeat this role with London's English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble and the CBC Symphony Orchestra in Toronto. She also performed this role in Berlin, Trondheim in Norway and at the 1976 Oriveto Festival. Krehm commissioned the 1977 Concertino by Srul Irving Glick she wrote for her to play on the keyboard. She recorded the works of various composers such as Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Scriabin among others.[1]

Personal life

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She was married to Joseph Richard Pick from 1936 until his death from getting an overdose of radioactive iodine in 1955.[1][4] On August 12, 1998, Krehm died from cardiac arrest in San José, Costa Rica.[3] She was buried in the country and a memorial service was held for her at the St. George's Society of Toronto on August 30.[4]

Character and legacy

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Wilson L. Taylor in 1938 described Krehm as having "a trim figure" and "a pleasant personality".[9] Reed Hynds wrote of Krehm's playing technique: "She had a comprehensive technique which expressed itself in flying fingers under rigid control, a sense of total color which was capable of minute dynamic adjustments, and an intellectual grasp which kept every phrase subordinate to her conception of the work as a whole."[10]

According to Betty Nygaard King and Eleanor Kodofsky in Krehm's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia, the pianist's work was identified "by high competence and a questing intelligence".[1] The Ida Krehm Memorial Scholarship was setup by her family at The Royal Conservatory of Music. She was profiled on CBC Radio in March 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nygaard King, Betty; Koldofsky, Eleanor (July 10, 2007). "Ida Krehm". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ida Krehm, Young Concert Pianist, to Play Tonight". Okmulgee Daily Times. December 1, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ a b c d e Krehm, William (September 29, 1998). "Facts & arguments: lives lived: Ida Krehm". The Globe and Mail. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
  4. ^ a b c Devos, Phillipe (August 24, 1998). "Ida Krehm, 86, concert pianist, recording artist". Toronto Star. p. 1. ProQuest 437809828. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Ida Krehm, Portia White Featured On Top Broadcasts Next Week". Montreal Gazette. May 31, 1947. p. 24. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ T., H. (December 15, 1937). "Ida Krehm, Pianist, Makes Debut Here: Young Artist Who Captured in One Season Three Prizes Reveals Talent". The New York Times. p. 30. ProQuest 1913419086. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "Ida Krehm Is Selected To Open Next YM-YWH.A. Concert Series". Montreal Gazette. June 2, 1951. p. 22. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Pianist Ida Krehm Plans Concert at Andrews U." South Bend Tribune. March 30, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Taylor, Wilson L. (November 21, 1938). "Ida Krehm, Pianist to Play Tonight, Has Beauty to Go with Great Talent". Sioux City Journal. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Hynds, Reed (December 13, 1941). "The Symphony: Ida Krehm Fills a Man's Place in Brahms D Minor". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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