Josef Lhévinne

Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. Lhévinne wrote a short book in 1924 that is considered a classic: Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing. Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was lay-VEEN.

13 December 1874

Born on the same birth day (13 December): Albert Aalbers • Ann Barzel • Ben Bernanke • Cameron Douglas • Carlos Montoya • Edward LeSaint • Elizabeth Alexander (scientist) • Franz von Lenbach • Gus Johnson (basketball) • Heinrich Heine • Herman Cain • Howard Brenton • James Kyson • Jayden Goodwin • Laura Hodges • Lucy Brocadelli • Pope Sixtus V • Ted Nugent • Türkan Saylan

Born in the same month (December 1874): Ernst Moro • Franz Schmidt (composer) • Julius Meier • Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah • Lina Cavalieri • William Lyon Mackenzie King