Alfred Jaell

Alfred Jaell

b. 1832 (Trieste) · d. 1882 (Paris)

Alfred Jaell (5 March 1832 – 27 February 1882) was an Austrian musician, pianist, violinist, composer, and teacher. He was born in Trieste, in the Austrian Empire, and died in Paris, France.

Jaell received his first music lessons from his father and later studied with Carl Czerny. At the age of eleven, he made his first stage appearance at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice. From 1843 he studied with Ignaz Moscheles in Vienna.

He lived in Brussels in 1845–1846 and subsequently in Paris. One source states that he was a pupil of Chopin.

Jaell undertook an extensive concert tour of Italy, France, and America. Its success led him to remain in the United States for three years, from 1851 to 1854. He made his New York debut in November 1851 and later gave concerts in Germany, Poland, and Russia. His playing was noted for its brilliance and clarity.

He wrote more than 200 works, including salon pieces, fantasies, and transcriptions. As a music teacher, he counted Benjamin Johnson Lang among his notable pupils.