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Artist Biography
Visual experiences and nature are the primary inspirations for Marga Richter's music.
Marga richter biography of albert einstein
Sources as varied as the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, a New England winter scene and the exotic landscape of Tibet have all served to trigger the composer's creative responses.
A daughter of American soprano Inez Chandler and granddaughter (on her father's side) of German composer/conductor Richard Richter, Marga Richter was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin in 1926, and received her early musical training in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1943, the family moved - en masse - to New York so that she could enroll at the Juilliard School where she majored in composition with William Bergsma and Vincent Persichetti, and studied piano with Rosalyn Tureck, receiving a Master's Degree in 1951.
While still in her twenties, a series of pieces commissioned by MGM Records brought national recognition.
Over the years the Richter oeuvre has grown to include virtually every genre of comp