Georgia Kober
American pianist and piano teacher
Georgia L. Kober (1873 – September 14, 1942) was a pianist and music educator. For over 30 years, she was a piano instructor and president of the Sherwood School of Music in Chicago.
Early life and education
Kober was born in Indiana, the daughter of George Charles Kober and Rhoda Wanamaker Lewis Kober. Her father was a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War. She studied piano with William Hall Sherwood in Chicago, and with Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Josef Lhévinne.
Career
Kober was a concert pianist and music teacher based in Chicago. She performed and lectured often in midwestern cities, played in Texas in 1922, and toured in California in 1923. She made two recordings of piano music in 1924, for the Victor label. Several Chicago composers, including Theodora Sturkow-Ryder, dedicated piano compositions to Kober.
Kober was piano instructor and president of the Sherwood School of Music for more than 30 years.
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