Llewela Davies
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Llewela Davies (February 1871 – 22 August 1952)[1] was a Welsh pianist and composer who toured with Dame Nellie Melba.[2]
Llewela Tegwedd Davies was born at Talgarth, near Brecon, in South Wales.[3] Her father was Rhys Davies, a justice of the peace.[4][5] At age 10 she won a medal and a cash prize at the National Eisteddfod, and earned a scholarship to attend the North London Collegiate School for Girls.[6]
She attended the Royal Academy of Music on a John Thomas Welsh scholarship awarded in 1887, and as a student there won many awards for composition and musicianship,[7] including the "Worshipful Company of Musicians Medal for the Most Distinguished Student in the Academy."[8][9] As a pianist Llewela Davies was often an accompanist for student vocal recitals during her college years.[10] She later earned a music degree from London University.[11]
Her instructor at the Royal Academy, Walter Macfarren, was the brother of composer George Alexander Macfarren and brother-in-law of composer Emma Maria Macfarren; his other students included notable musicians Ethel Mary Boyce, Dora Bright, Stewart Macpherson and Agnes Zimmermann.[12]
