Wilhelm Backhaus' Photo Gallery

1) Miscellaneous photo

(1) Concert tour in Japan, 1954(with his wife)	(2) In Cologne(1907)
(3) At 125th anniversary exhibition of      Vienna Philharmonic(1967, with his wife)	(4) In front of Toscanini's photo
(5) Kawai piano that Backhaus signed during 1954 Japan tour

2) At the recording session of Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2, April 1967, Sofiensaal, Vienna

(1) Backhaus' hand	(2) (from left) Willy Boskovsky, Karl Böhm, & Backhaus
(3) Backhaus & Karl Böhm	(4) In recording
(5) Original LP cover. Willy Boskovsky(brown vest) talks to Karl Böhm in the background.

3) At his last recital, 26 & 28th June 1969, Stiftkirche in Ossiach, Austria

(1) Stiftkirche(Stift church)	(2) His last photo in Stiftkirche

Photos from ;

• Young Backhaus, With his wife, In front of Toscanini's photo, Last recital ; London CD POCL-2659/60(Japanese local edition)
• In '67 session ; Decca Legend Series booklet(Hand, with Boskovsky and Böhm), Decca LP SXL 6322(with Böhm), London CD F30L-20162(in recording; Japanese edition)
• 'Older' Backhaus ; Decca CD 425 962-2
• Photo in Cologne ; from Ibach site
• See another photo ; J.Warren Perry Collections
• Kawai piano signed by Backhaus ; Mr. Stephen Best

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Created ; 15th Dec. 1999
Last Update ; 3rd Aug. 2007

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