Weisse, Sophie, 1852-1945 (Scottish music teacher)
Dates
- Existence: 1852 - 1945
Biography
Sophie Weisse was born in Edinburgh in 1852 to a German father and Lithuanian mother. Little is known of her early life and education. In 1892, she founded the all-girls school of Northlands in Surrey, which she ran for twenty-five years. Although Northlands was a school of general education, music was given a particularly prominent place in the curriculum, and musical celebrities were often invited to visit and perform. Weisse employed the young Donald Tovey as a pianist at the school’s concerts, which provided a launch for his career as a musician and composer. Weisse had discovered Tovey’s talent at the age of four and had managed all aspects of his education. She further supported his career by funding the publication of his works between 1903 and 1913. Weisse and Tovey maintained a lifelong relationship. When Tovey was appointed to Edinburgh University’s Reid Chair of Music in 1914, Weisse followed him to Edinburgh. As Reid Professor, Tovey bestowed on Weisse an honorary degree of Doctor of Music in 1936. Weisse died in Guildford in 1945.
Weisse was a major benefactor of the University of Edinburgh. On Tovey’s death in 1941, she gifted 18 Buccleuch Place to the University as 'The Tovey Memorial Rooms', with the intention that it be used for student study. She also gifted the University portraits of Tovey and herself by Philip de Laszlo and endowed the Tovey Memorial Prize as an annual award for the most promising undergraduate composer or performer in the Faculty of Music. Her collection of around 600 books and scores relating to Beethoven was purchased by the University in 1948.
Found in 366 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sophie Weisse from [ Robert V. Mendelssohn], 14 July 1907
Letter, 14 July 1907, [ Robert V. Mendelssohn] to Sophie Weisse. Description of 'the great mans' illness, inviting Tovey to visit Joachim. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 14 May 1890
Letter, 14 May 1890, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Advising Miss. Weisse to arrive at three o' clock. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 18 June 1890
Letter, 18 June 1890, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Enquiring when Tovey is coming for his lesson. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 19 October 1890
Letter, 19 October 1890, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Apologising for not being able to give Tovey a lesson and suggesting a time when Parry will be available. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 23 October 1890
Letter, 23 October 1890, Oxford, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Arranging to see Tovey. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 09 November 1890
Letter, 9 November 1890, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Informing Miss. Weisse that Parry is unable to see Tovey this week. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 14 April 1891
Letter, 14 April 1891, Gloucester, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Asking whether to expect Tovey or not. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 13 December 1891
Letter, 1891 Dec 13, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Informing Miss. Weisse of Parry's busy schedule, and arranging to see Tovey. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 18 February 1892
Letter, 18 February 1892, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Details of Parry's busy schedule, news of his return to London and his hope to see Tovey again. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sophie Weisse from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 14 December 1892
Letter, 14 December 1892, London, Hubert C. Parry to Sophie Weisse. Informing Miss. Weisse that Parry is overworked although he hopes to make time for Tovey. Holograph signed.
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