by Marie Hall
Marie Pauline Hall, born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, studied first under her father, who was a well-known harpist, and later under Sir Edward Elgar. In 1899 she gained distinction at the Royal Academy of Music, and was enabled to further her studies under Professor Johann Kruse. Later, she was admitted to the Prague Conservatoire of Music, where she completed her musical studies under the celebrated Professor Sevcik. Miss Hall made her debut in Vienna in 1902, after which she appeared in London, where she was acclaimed as one of the finest of living English violinists. Since then she has had a brilliant career and has earned tor herself an international reputation.