Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Hofmann, Josef
HOFMANN, JOSEF, a famous Polish
musician; born in Cracow in 1877, but
at present residing in America. After
studying with his father, a celebrated
musician of Warsaw, and with Rubinstein,
he made his début as a pianist
when but six years of age, and proved
himself one of the most celebrated of
musical prodigies. When he was ten
years old, having already toured Europe,
he came to America. Returning to
Europe he lived in retirement until 1894
when he again toured the Continent and
the United States. No living pianist
is his superior, and he is equally at home
in classic, romantic or modern music.