COVENTRY (Dorrell)

Composer: William Dorrell

William Dorrell, pianist, was born in London, September 5, 1810. Son of Edmund Dorrell, painter, an early member of the old Water Colour Society. William received his first lessons from his eldest sister, and afterwards entered the R.A.M., and studied under Dr. Crotch, Cipriani Potter, and Charles Lucas. In 1844 he went to Paris, and studied with Kalkbrenner and Stephen Heller. Returning to London, he was made a Professor of the Pf. at the R.A.M., an office he retained for over forty years. Mr. Dorrell was known as a most skillful pianist, and he appeared occasionally in public. One noticeable concert he gave at the Hanover Square Rooms, June 2, 1842, when he played Bennett’s Concerto in E flat. Mendelssohn was present at this conc… Go to person page >