Edna Richolson Sollitt
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July 6, 1883
Edna Richolson Sollitt | |
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.jpg) Edna Richolson Sollitt, from a 1906 publication | |
| Born | Edna Lucile Richolson July 6, 1883 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1962 (age 78) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Pianist, writer |
Edna Lucile Richolson Sollitt (July 6, 1883 – May 2, 1962) was an American concert pianist, composer, teacher, and writer.
Sollitt was born in Chicago, the daughter of Benjamin F. Richolson and Ella Daly Richolson. Her father was a lawyer.[1][2] She graduated from Smith College in 1904.[3] She studied composition and music theory with Max Spicker and Alice Bateman, and studied piano with Josef Lhévinne[4] and Rafael Joseffy.[5]
Career
Sollitt made her New York debut in 1906[6] as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, with Walter Damrosch conducting the New York Symphony Orchestra.[7][8] She toured Canada in 1907 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[9] She gave a recital at Kimball Hall in 1920.[10] In 1923 she gave a joint recital with French pianist Maurice Dumesnil.[11] She accompanied baritone Joseph Schwarz in 1924. In 1928 she gave recitals at The Town Hall and at the Institute of Musical Art.[12] "Miss sollitt's range of color and dynamics is fairly limited," reported The Musical Leader in 1928, "but there is a charming sense of proportion in her playing."[13]
Sollitt made piano roll recordings for the Welte-Mignon company.[14][15] She composed works for piano, including setting poems by Rosetti and Heine to music.[16] She was a member of the Chicago Woman's Club.[17]