Anton Door

Anton Door was born in Vienna and studied piano with Carl Czerny and theory with Simon Sechter. He began a concert career in 1850, touring as a soloist in Germany and Italy. He was appointed Court Pianist and a member of the Royal Academy in Stockholm, and taught for ten years at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1868-1901 he taught in Vienna at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. He served as president of the Friends of Brahms Society and instituted the organization's concert series.^[1] Door was known for emphasis on technical ability, and notable students include Stephan Elmas, Robert Fischhof, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Fritz Steinbach and Laura Netzel. He died in Vienna. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Anton Door.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicated his Valse-Caprice, Op. 4 (1868) to Anton Door.^[2] Camille Saint-Saëns dedicated his Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 44 (1875) to Anton Door.^[3] Paul Pabst dedicated his Piano Concerto Op. 82 (1885) to Anton Door.^[4]

• Medien von und über Anton Door in the German National Library catalogue