# Alfred Teltschik > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alfred_Teltschik > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alfred_Teltschik.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Teltschik > Source revision: 1316186208 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American pianist (1919–2009)}} '''Alfred Teltschik''' (April 21, 1919 – May 19, 2009) was an American duo pianist and teacher. He was born in [Floresville, Texas](/source/Floresville%2C_Texas) to Frank and Lenora Teltschik. Alfred attended the [Juilliard School](/source/Juilliard_School) of music, where he studied principally with [Olga Samaroff](/source/Olga_Samaroff). After his debut at [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall), he began a duo-piano concert tour with his brother '''Herbert Teltschik''' (April 2, 1918 – January 19, 2013),[http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Herbert-Teltschik&lc=2673&pid=162529374&mid=5389072&locale=en-US Obituary] for Herbert Teltschik. Retrieved 2013-02-03. performing more than 1,000 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Teltschik Brothers were renowned for their technique, synergy, and musicianship. After touring for more than 25 years, he settled in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) and began the Teltschik Music Studios with his two brothers, Herbert and Frank. In addition to teaching piano, Alfred also composed hundreds of works for solo and duo-piano. He continued to teach piano until only a few years before his death. ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716204538/http://www.teltschikpiano.com/tapes/ Teltschik Recording Collection: 1952–1993] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Teltschik, Alfred}} Category:1919 births Category:2009 deaths Category:American male classical pianists Category:Classical piano duos Category:Texas classical music Category:Juilliard School alumni Category:20th-century American classical pianists Category:20th-century American male pianists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alfred Teltschik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Teltschik) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Teltschik?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.