Ivor Newton

Ivor Newton CBE (15 December 1892 – 21 April 1981) was an English pianist who was particularly noted as an accompanist to international singers and string players.

His studies were with York Bowen, Isidor Snook in Amsterdam, Raimund von zur-Mühlen, Coenraad V. Bos in Berlin, and Victor Beigel in London.

However, Ivor Newton managed to persuade her to come out of retirement for a Prom Concert in 1957 honouring the 50th anniversary of the death of her countryman Edvard Grieg.

[5] It was run by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund, which announced in 2008 its intention to close Ivor Newton House in October 2009.

[9] The artists Ivor Newton appeared with included Isobel Baillie, Jussi Björling, Dino Borgioli, Maria Callas, Pablo Casals, Feodor Chaliapin, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Robert Easton, Emanuel Feuermann, Kirsten Flagstad, Elena Gerhardt, Beniamino Gigli, Frederick Grinke, Ida Haendel, Josef Hassid, Victoria de los Ángeles, John McCormack, Nellie Melba, Yehudi Menuhin, Grace Moore, Maria Müller, Gregor Piatigorsky, Lily Pons, Vladimir Rosing, Tito Schipa, Elisabeth Schumann, Oda Slobodskaya, Conchita Supervía, Dame Clara Butt, Maggie Teyte and Eugène Ysaÿe.