Alice Pashkus (1911–1972) was born on February 21, 1911, in Velbert, Germany.Enzo Porta reports that she was born in Vienna (cf. Il Violino nella Storia, p. 205). Moreover her maiden name is never mentioned According to Jon Verbalis, she had piano tuition from Elie Robert Schmitz.Cfr. J. Verbalis, Natural Fingering, p. 10 She studied medicine but after meeting Theodore Pashkus,Theodore Pashkus (1905–1970). He approached violin teaching from a psychoanalytical angle she dedicated herself to instrumental (mostly violin and piano) pedagogy.Cfr. Remington's 'Young Violinist's Edition', Violin Pedagogues Theodore and Alice Pashkus http://www.soundfountain.org/rem/remyoungv.html Her most influential work was carried out in collaboration with her husband Theodore. For many years the couple were very much in demand as specialists in musicians' physical as well as psychological problems. Among their most famous pupils were Ossy Renardy,It was only after World War II that Ossy Renardy had a series of lessons with them. He had performed in many countries as a child prodigy and had already made the world premiere recording of the 24 Paganini Caprices in 1940. Alice and Theodore Pashkus helped him to prepare himself for appearing anew on the stage after the war. Yehudi Menuhin, Ivry Gitlis, Michèle Auclair, Franco GulliCfr. Ph. Borer, La Pagina e l'Archetto, p. 40 and Enzo Porta.Cfr. Ph. Borer, La Pagina e l'Archetto, p. 59 Alice Pashkus also gave instruction to pianists Yorgos ManessisCfr. R. Bruil, Violin Pedagogues Theodore and Alice Pashkus, The Remington Site http://www.soundfountain.org/rem/remyoungv.html and Jon Verbalis.
References
Further reading Elie Robert Schmitz, The Capture of Inspiration, New York, E. Weyhe, 1935 Menuhin, Yehudi, Voyage inachevé-autobiographie, Paris, Seuil, 1976 Ivry Gitlis, L’Âme et la Corde, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1980 Enzo Porta, Il Violino nella Storia, Maestri, Tecniche, Scuole, Torino, EDT, 2000 Philippe Borer (editor), La Pagina e l'Archetto, bibliografia violinistica storico-tecnica e studi effettuati su Niccolò Paganini, Genova, Comune di Genova, 2003 Jon Verbalis, Natural Fingering: A Topographical Approach to Pianism, New York, Oxford University press, 2012
External links Profile of Theodore and Alice Pashkus on Rudolf Bruil's 'The Remington Site' A Greek profile of Alice Pashkus by a student of a student of hers