The Henselt Society - Adolph von Henselt 1814

It is hard to contemplate the fact that the great-great niece of this revered composer and teacher was at one time a pianist for a Vaudeville act in New York. However, that is what is shown in this photograph c.1928. We are indebted to Trudy for sharing this photograph of her mother, Theresa (Henselt) Weil with us.

The Henselt room at the museum houses the first editions and archives of Richard Beattie Davis and Dr. Oscar Stollberg. The Davis collection of original letters has been enhanced by new purchases by the archive as well as over 100 pages of photocopies obtained by Gillian Davis from libraries around the world.	Trudy (Henselt/WeilPapiano Her lineage is shown on the following family tree.	It is hard to contemplate the fact that the great-great niece of this revered composer and teacher was at one time a pianist for a Vaudeville act in New York. However, that is what is shown in this photograph c.1928. We are indebted to Trudy for sharing this photograph of her mother, Theresa (Henselt) Weil with us.

courtesy of Wurliztzer-Bruck	1989 meeting of Jürgen Söllner, Richard and Gillian Davis	Letter to International Piano Magazine May/June 2009

The Henselt statue in Schwabach	A portrait of Adolf Henselt	Henselt notes
A Practical Introduction by Daniel Grimwood - English Translation now available.