Stell Andersen
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1897
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| Born | Cora Stell Andersen 1897 Linn Grove, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | 1989 (aged 91–92) |
| Occupation | Pianist |
Cora Stell Andersen (1897–1989), also known as Cora Andersen, was an international concert pianist who toured during the 1920s with Silvio Scionti performing piano duos. In the 1930s and 1940s, she toured as a solo pianist and was the only American soloist invited to perform at the 1937 Paris Exposition.
Cora Stell Andersen was born in Linn Grove, Iowa, and was of Norwegian descent.[1][2] She was known as Cora Andersen until 1918, when she began using her middle name instead.[1]
She began to study the piano early and eventually went to Chicago to study with Silvio Scionti at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. After graduating in 1916, she went to New York for further study with Josef Lhévinne[1] and Isidor Philipp.[3]
