LEONARD SHURE
Leonard Shure, pianist, has appeared as soloist with the New York, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Cleveland, and Chautauqua symphonies, the Stradivarius, Budapest, and Gordon quartets, and has given solo recitals extensively in the United States and throughout Europe before his coming to this country in 1933. Mr. Shure records for Vox Records.
Leonard Shure was born in Los Angeles on April 10, 1910. He was taken to Chicago while still a baby and began to study the piano there with Karl Rechzeh at four. He gave his first piano recital at six, and was soon making numerous appearances in recital and with orchestras as a child prodigy. In 1925 he went to Berlin to study with the late Artur Schnabel, and two years later made his European debut in that city. During the next six years he gave many concerns on the continent and assisted Artur Schnabel in his piano classes.
Mr. Shure is now a Cleveland resident and head of the piano department of the Cleveland Music School Settlement and Musical Director for Country Concerts Association.