- Lara, Adelina de
[E] Lara, Adelina de, born Preston, pianist,
born at Carlisle, January 23, 1872. Her
parents were musical, and were her first
instructors. She played, as a juvenile prodigy,
at Liverpool, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and other
places ; and was afterwards placed under the
care of Miss Fanny Davies, who secured her
the notice of Madame Schumann. She studied
with that lady at Frankfort, 1885-90, and
made her dibtit at the Saturday Popular Con-
certs, March 21, 1891, with success. She
appeared at the Crystal Palace, April 25, of the
same year, taking the solo part in Rubinstein's
Concerto in D minor ; and has since been
heard at concerts in Birmingham, and other
places. At the Queen's Hall, in 1895, she
gave a series of concerts of Early, Mediaeval,
and ilodern Music.entry id: 238-R-54
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