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The Schnabel Music Foundation

Preserving the Schnabels’
Legacy for All

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The Schnabel Music Foundation was created to illuminate the musical contributions of the entire Schnabel Family – a legacy of creativity that began with Artur and Therese, continued through Karl Ulrich and Helen, and found its ultimate expression in their great-grandson, Claude Mottier.

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The Musicians

Learn about the musicians of the Schnabel family

Artur Schnabel

  • 1882-1951
  • Pianist, composer, teacher

Therese Behr-Schnabel

  • 1876-1959
  • Singer, teacher

Karl Ulrich Schnabel

  • 1909-2001
  • Pianist, teacher

Helen Schnabel

  • 1911-1974
  • Pianist, teacher

Piano Duo Schnabel

  • from 1934 to 2001
Claude Alain Mottier

Claude Alain Mottier

  • 1972-2002
  • Pianist, student of linguistics

Artur Schnabel

  • 1882-1951
  • Pianist, composer, teacher

Therese Behr-Schnabel

  • 1876-1959
  • Singer, teacher

Karl Ulrich Schnabel

  • 1909-2001
  • Pianist, teacher

Helen Schnabel

  • 1911-1974
  • Pianist, teacher

Piano Duo Schnabel

  • from 1934 to 2001
Claude Alain Mottier

Claude Alain Mottier

  • 1972-2002
  • Pianist, student of linguistics

Artur Schnabel and family

The Exhibition in Tremezzina, Lake Como (Italy)

Discover the connection between the Schnabel family and Lake Como through the images and texts of the exhibition dedicated to the Schnabels by the Associazione Musicale e Culturale Ars Aeterna in cooperation with the Municipality of Tremezzina (Lake Como) in 2021.

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Love has to be the starting point – love of music. It is one of my firmest convictions that love always produces some knowledge, while knowledge only rarely produces something similar to love.

Artur Schnabel, “Music, Wit, and Wisdom. The Autobiography or Artur Schnabel”