Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme. He was professor at the Guildhall School of Music from 1953, was appointed Professor of Pianoforte at the School on two occasions and was a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. He was
Maurice Loebenberg name used at this time by the Armée juive). Loebenberg was turned over to the French Gestapo, and tortured to death at 180 Rue de la Pompe in Paris. His body was found in a bush in the Verrières woods outside of Paris. He was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery on April 10, 1945, with military honors. Maurice Loebenberg Maurice Loebenberg, known by the nom de guerre of Maurice Cachoud (Zurich, June 29, 1916 - July 20, 1944 Paris; arrested 18 July 1944 and tortured to death) was a Jewish member of the French Resistance during World War II. He