Bur meister

(boor’-mi-shtér), (1) Richard, b. Hamburg, Dec. 7, 1860; pianist; pupil of Liszt, accompanying him as he travelled; teacher Hamburg Cons.; for 12 years head of pf. dept., Peabody Inst., Baltimore; 1898, dir. N. Y. Scharwenka Cons.; 1903-06, Dresden Cons.; 1906-25, lived in Berlin; 1925-33 in Merano; c. pf.concerto (op. 1), ‘‘The Chase after Fortune” (‘Die Jagd nach dem Glick”), a symphonic fantasy in 3 movements; rescored Chopin’s F minor concerto, and wrote orch. accomp. for Liszt’s ‘‘ Pathetic” concerto. (2) Dory (née Peterson), b. Oldenburg, 1860; pianist; wife of above. (boor’-ma-shtér), Willy, Hamburg, March 16, 1869—Jan. 16, 1933; violin-virtuoso; studied with his father and Joachim; toured with his sister, a concert-pianist. Biilow aided him and brought public attention to his abilities; toured Europe, and 1899, America. leading virtuoso, but in later years also a serious interpreter; revisited America a few years before his death.