Epstein, Marcus I.

Brother of preceding, contemporary American teacher and pianist, one of the directors of the Beethoven Conservatory of Music at St. Louis. He was born in Mobile, Alabama. Was for three years at the Leipsic Conservatory, studying piano with Reinecke and Jadassohn, and harmony and composition under Richter. As a teacher and pianist he has met with success, and has written a number of compositions for the piano.