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HOFFMAN, Richard H., musician, born in Manchester, England, 24 May, 1831. He received his early musical instruction from his father. Later he studied successively under distinguished European masters, among them Moscheles, Thalberg, and Liszt. He came to New York in 1847, and in 1848 made with the violinist Burke an extended concert tour in the United States and Canada. He was the solo piano-player of the first series of the Jenny Lind concerts. In 1854 he was elected an honorary member of the Philharmonic society. He then settled in New York as a teacher and concert-player. In the latter capacity he now appears but rarely, except at the concerts of the Philharmonic society. He has composed several gracefully conceived pieces for the piano-forte.
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