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Mathilde Verne (née Würm; 25 May 1865 – 4 June 1936) was an English pianist and teacher, of German descent. Along with most of her other sisters, Mathilde changed her surname to Verne in 1893 after the death of their father, John Wurm.
She made her debut in St James's Hall in London, playing a Mendelssohn piano trio. She frequently appeared as soloist under such conductors as Arthur Nikisch, Hans Richter, Sir August Manns, and Sir Henry J. Wood. She twice visited the United States, playing under Theodore Thomas. She became especially famous for her authentic playing of the works of Robert Schumann. Her pupils, aside from her sister, Adela Verne, and her nephew, John Vallier, included Solomon; Moura Lympany, Harold Samuel, Herbert Menges and Joan Mary Last. She also taught Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother), who became patron of her school.
She died in 1936 at 85 in London, surrounded by musician friends, at a party at the Savoy to launch her book ' Chords of Remembrance.
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Categories: 1865 Births, 1936 Deaths, English People Of German Descent, Musicians From Southampton, English Classical Pianists, Robert Schumann, Musicians From London, 19th-century Classical Pianists, 20th-century British Classical Pianists, Academics Of The Royal College Of Music, 19th-century English Musicians, 19th-century British Women Musicians, British Women Classical Pianists, 19th-century Women Pianists, 20th-century English Women Pianists
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