Violinist, born 29 May 1914 in Berlin, died 12 December 2013 in London.
Biography
Born Marianne Louise Liedtke. Having studied with Max Rostal in Berlin, following the untimely death of her father, Maria Lidka moved to London to continue studies with her teacher in 1934. Unlike many other foreign émigrés, she was lucky enough to be given a work permit which allowed her to perform as much as she wanted.
Among these performances were collaborations with Peter Gellhorn, Paul Hamburger, Franz Reizenstein, Benjamin Britten, Peter Wallfisch and Michael Tippett. In January 1939 she gave her Wigmore Hall debut with the pianist Gerald Moore, and later she performed extensively with the Czech Trio as well as being a soloist with all major British orchestras. During the 1970s she was a professor of violin at the Royal College of Music.
Links and sources
Elsewhere in this resource
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch interview
Photo: Maria Lidka with Peter Gellhorn in the Purcell Room, 1973, credit Gellhorn Family Archive
