Xenia Prochorowa

Biography / Administrative History

Xenia Prochorowa was born in Moscow in 1915. She studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Prof. Karl Kipp, and later with Nicolas Medtner. In 1933 she was the winner of the International Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest. She toured offering concerts and master classes throughout the American continent from 1933-1952, and through Europe from 1952-1963. In 1964 she was appointed piano lecturer at the College of Music, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

From the guide to the Xenia Prochorowa Collection, 1934-1968, (Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound)