Guide to the Xenia Prochorowa Collection
Andrea Castillo
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Braun Music Center
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Stanford, CA 94305-3076
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Email: soundarchive@stanford.edu
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The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Xenia Prochorowa Collection
Collection number:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Andrea Castillo
- Date Completed:
- July 2005
- Encoded by:
- Ray Heigemeir
© 2006 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Xenia Prochorowa Collection
Dates: 1934-1968
Creator:
Xenia Prochorowa
Collection Size:
2 linear feet
Repository:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: Materials related to the pianist's career.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Preferred Citation
Xenia Prochorowa Collection, Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
Xenia Prochorowa's collection consists of a handful of letters, documents, photographs, programs, clippings and announcements
of concerts and new recordings.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Prochorowa, Xenia
Pianists
Box 1, Folder 1
Announcements of concerts and new recordings
Box 3
Miscellany
Scope and Content Note
Personal stamp ; Leather scrapbook with inscription "Obsequio de la clase 1950 Escuela Superior Central Santurez, Puerto Rico."
