Adelina de Lara
Pianist
Classical British pianist and composer whose public performance career began at age six.
She studied under Iwan Knorr at Frankfurt's Hoch Conservatory and with Fanny Davies and Clara Schumann.
Her skill was admired by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Her birth name was Lottie Adelina Preston. Her grandfather was Laurent de Lara, the Spanish Count.
She developed a close friendship with Johannes Brahms.