Mark
Hambourg was born in Boguchar on May 31, 1879. He commenced performing in 1888,
in Moscow, and soon began performing throughout the major cities of Europe. His
principal piano studies were in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky. Eventually
Hambourg settled in London, England and, along with occasional orchestral
engagements, he primarily focused on recital-giving. Between about 1909 and
1933, Hambourg recorded copiously for the Gramophone Company (HMV). Reissues of
some of Hambourg's recordings have appeared on compact discs from Pearl and from
Arbiter. Hambourg died in Cambridge, England on August 26, 1960.
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